Taskers and general resource managers: PVM supporting DCE process management

Graham E. Fagg; Kevin S. London; Jack J. Dongarra

doi:10.1007/3540617795_23

Taskers and general resource managers: PVM supporting DCE process management

Graham E. Fagg, Kevin S. London, Jack J. Dongarra

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Abstract

We discuss the use of PVM as a system that supports General Process Management for DCEs. This system allows PVM to initialise MPI and other meta-computing systems. The impetus for such a system has come from the PVMPI project which required complex taskers and resource managers to be constructed. Such development is normally too time consuming for PVM users, due to the in-depth knowledge of PVM's internals, which are required to facilitate such systems correctly and reliably. This project examines contemporary systems such as various MPIRUN systems and other general schedulers, and compares their requirements to the capabilities of the current PVM system. Current PVM internal operations are explained, and an experimental system based on the experience gained from the PVMPI project is demonstrated. Performance of some standardised plug-in allocation schemes that will be distributed with the new PVM 3.4 release are then demonstrated. It is hoped that this project will provide users of dynamic meta-computing environments the “user controlled” flexibility that has previously been difficult to achieve without the user having to rely upon external third party scheduler and job control systems.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Parallel Virtual Machine – EuroPVM 1996 - 3rd European PVM Conference, Proceedings
Editors	Arndt Bode, Thomas Ludwig, Jack Dongarra, Vaidy Sunderam
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	180-187
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	3540617795, 9783540617792
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/3540617795_23
State	Published - 1996
Event	3rd European Conference on Parallel Virtual Machine, EuroPVM 1996 - Munich, Germany Duration: Oct 7 1996 → Oct 9 1996

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	1156
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	3rd European Conference on Parallel Virtual Machine, EuroPVM 1996
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Munich
Period	10/7/96 → 10/9/96

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Fagg, G. E., London, K. S., & Dongarra, J. J. (1996). Taskers and general resource managers: PVM supporting DCE process management. In A. Bode, T. Ludwig, J. Dongarra, & V. Sunderam (Eds.), Parallel Virtual Machine – EuroPVM 1996 - 3rd European PVM Conference, Proceedings (pp. 180-187). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 1156). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/3540617795_23

Fagg, Graham E. ; London, Kevin S. ; Dongarra, Jack J. / Taskers and general resource managers : PVM supporting DCE process management. Parallel Virtual Machine – EuroPVM 1996 - 3rd European PVM Conference, Proceedings. editor / Arndt Bode ; Thomas Ludwig ; Jack Dongarra ; Vaidy Sunderam. Springer Verlag, 1996. pp. 180-187 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Fagg, GE, London, KS & Dongarra, JJ 1996, Taskers and general resource managers: PVM supporting DCE process management. in A Bode, T Ludwig, J Dongarra & V Sunderam (eds), Parallel Virtual Machine – EuroPVM 1996 - 3rd European PVM Conference, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 1156, Springer Verlag, pp. 180-187, 3rd European Conference on Parallel Virtual Machine, EuroPVM 1996, Munich, Germany, 10/7/96. https://doi.org/10.1007/3540617795_23

Taskers and general resource managers: PVM supporting DCE process management. / Fagg, Graham E.; London, Kevin S.; Dongarra, Jack J.
Parallel Virtual Machine – EuroPVM 1996 - 3rd European PVM Conference, Proceedings. ed. / Arndt Bode; Thomas Ludwig; Jack Dongarra; Vaidy Sunderam. Springer Verlag, 1996. p. 180-187 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 1156).

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Fagg GE, London KS, Dongarra JJ. Taskers and general resource managers: PVM supporting DCE process management. In Bode A, Ludwig T, Dongarra J, Sunderam V, editors, Parallel Virtual Machine – EuroPVM 1996 - 3rd European PVM Conference, Proceedings. Springer Verlag. 1996. p. 180-187. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/3540617795_23

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