Title :
A Capabilities-Aware Programming Model for Asymmetric High-End Systems
Author :
Rafique, M. Mustafa
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
Abstract :
In this research, we investigate and address the challenges of asymmetry in High-End Computing (HEC) systems comprising heterogeneous architectures with varying I/O and computation capacities. We focus on developing a flexible, scalable and easy-to-use programming model that automatically adapts to the capabilities of the system resources on largescale asymmetric clusters. Furthermore, we aim to develop innovative and efficient workload distribution techniques that bridge the asymmetry between system components. In particular, we intent to design tools and technologies that enable quick and efficient utilization of high-end asymmetric clusters in large-scale settings for modern scientific and enterprise computing.
Keywords :
programming; software architecture; workstation clusters; asymmetric clusters; asymmetric high-end systems; capabilities-aware programming model; enterprise computing; heterogeneous architectures; high-end computing systems; scientific computing; workload distribution techniques; Acceleration; Cloud computing; Computer architecture; Distributed computing; Grid computing; High performance computing; Large-scale systems; Multicore processing; Parallel programming; Power system management; Accelerator-based systems; capability-aware task distribution; heterogeneous clusters; programming asymmetric clusters;
Conference_Titel :
Cluster, Cloud and Grid Computing (CCGrid), 2010 10th IEEE/ACM International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6987-1
DOI :
10.1109/CCGRID.2010.131