What is the right balance for performance and isolation with virtualization in hpc?

Thomas Naughton; Garry Smith; Christian Engelmann; Geoffroy Vallée; Ferrol Aderholdt; Stephen L. Scott

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-14325-5_49

What is the right balance for performance and isolation with virtualization in hpc?

Thomas Naughton, Garry Smith, Christian Engelmann, Geoffroy Vallée, Ferrol Aderholdt, Stephen L. Scott

Intelligent Systems and Facilities

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Abstract

The use of virtualization in high-performance computing (HPC) has been suggested as a means to provide tailored services and added functionality that many users expect from full-featured Linux cluster environments. While the use of virtual machines in HPC can offer several benefits, maintaining performance is a crucial factor. In some instances performance criteria are placed above isolation properties and selective relaxation of isolation for performance is an important characteristic when considering resilience for HPC environments employing virtualization. In this paper we consider some of the factors associated with balancing performance and isolation in configurations that employ virtual machines. In this context, we propose a classification of errors based on the concept of “error zones”, as well as a detailed analysis of the trade-offs between resilience and performance based on the level of isolation provided by virtualization solutions. Finally, the results from a set of experiments are presented, that use different virtualization solutions, and in doing so allow further elucidation of the topic.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Euro-Par 2014
Subtitle of host publication	Parallel Processing Workshops - Euro-Par 2014 International Workshops, Revised Selected Papers
Editors	Luís Lopes
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	570-581
Number of pages	12
Edition	Part 1
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319143248
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14325-5_49
State	Published - 2014

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Number	Part 1
Volume	8805
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Funding

The submitted manuscript has been authored by a contractor of the U.S. Government under Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725. Accordingly, the U.S. Government retains a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to publish or reproduce the published form of this contribution, or allow others to do so, for U.S. Government purposes.

Funders	Funder number
U.S. Government	DE-AC05-00OR22725

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Naughton, T., Smith, G., Engelmann, C., Vallée, G., Aderholdt, F., & Scott, S. L. (2014). What is the right balance for performance and isolation with virtualization in hpc? In L. Lopes (Ed.), Euro-Par 2014: Parallel Processing Workshops - Euro-Par 2014 International Workshops, Revised Selected Papers (Part 1 ed., pp. 570-581). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 8805, No. Part 1). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14325-5_49

Naughton, Thomas ; Smith, Garry ; Engelmann, Christian et al. / What is the right balance for performance and isolation with virtualization in hpc?. Euro-Par 2014: Parallel Processing Workshops - Euro-Par 2014 International Workshops, Revised Selected Papers. editor / Luís Lopes. Part 1. ed. Springer Verlag, 2014. pp. 570-581 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Part 1).

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Naughton, T, Smith, G, Engelmann, C, Vallée, G, Aderholdt, F & Scott, SL 2014, What is the right balance for performance and isolation with virtualization in hpc? in L Lopes (ed.), Euro-Par 2014: Parallel Processing Workshops - Euro-Par 2014 International Workshops, Revised Selected Papers. Part 1 edn, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), no. Part 1, vol. 8805, Springer Verlag, pp. 570-581. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14325-5_49

What is the right balance for performance and isolation with virtualization in hpc? / Naughton, Thomas; Smith, Garry; Engelmann, Christian et al.
Euro-Par 2014: Parallel Processing Workshops - Euro-Par 2014 International Workshops, Revised Selected Papers. ed. / Luís Lopes. Part 1. ed. Springer Verlag, 2014. p. 570-581 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 8805, No. Part 1).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review