NetSolve: A network server for solving computational science problems

Henri Casanova, Jack Dongarra

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Abstract

This paper presents a new system, called NetSolve, that allows users to access computational resources, such as hardware and software, distributed across the network. The development of NetSolve was motivated by the need for an easy-to-use, efficient mechanism for using computational resources remotely. Ease of use is obtained as a result of different interfaces, some of which require no programming effort from the user. Good performance is ensured by a load-balancing policy that enables NetSolve to use the computationéJ resources available £is efficiently as possible. NetSolve offers the ability to look for computational resources on a network, choose the best one available, solve a problem (with retry for fault-tolerance), and return the answer to the user.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 1996 ACM/IEEE Conference on Supercomputing, SC 1996
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
ISBN (Electronic)0897918541
DOIs
StatePublished - 1996
Externally publishedYes
Event1996 ACM/IEEE Conference on Supercomputing, SC 1996 - Pittsburgh, United States
Duration: Nov 17 1996Nov 22 1996

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Conference on Supercomputing
Volume1996-November

Conference

Conference1996 ACM/IEEE Conference on Supercomputing, SC 1996
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPittsburgh
Period11/17/9611/22/96

Keywords

  • Client-Server
  • Fault Tolerance
  • Heterogeneity
  • Load Balancing
  • Networking
  • Numerical Computing
  • Virtual Library

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