NDLI: Identifying computational phases from inter-process communication traces of HPC applications

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Author	Alawneh, L. Hamou-Lhadj, A.
Copyright Year	2012
Description	Author affiliation: Software Behaviour Analysis (SBA) Research Lab, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West, Montreal, QC, Canada H3G 1M8 (Alawneh, L.; Hamou-Lhadj, A.)
Abstract	Understanding the behaviour of High Performance Computing (HPC) systems is a challenging task due to the large number of processes they involve as well as the complex interactions among these processes. In this paper, we present a novel approach that aims to simplify the analysis of large execution traces generated from HPC applications. We achieve this through a technique that allows semiautomatic extraction of execution phases from large traces. These phases, which characterize the main computations of the traced scenario, can be used by software engineers to browse the content of a trace at different levels of abstraction. Our approach is based on the application of information theory principles to the analysis of sequences of communication patterns found in HPC traces. The results of the proposed approach when applied to traces of a large HPC industrial system demonstrate its effectiveness in identifying the main program phases and their corresponding sub-phases.
Starting Page	133
Ending Page	142
File Size	234691
Page Count	10
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781467312134
ISSN	10928138
e-ISBN	9781467312165
e-ISBN	9781467312158
DOI	10.1109/ICPC.2012.6240481
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2012-06-11
Publisher Place	Germany
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Algorithm design and analysis Program comprehension Execution phases High performance computing aystems Inter-process communication traces Message passing Dynamic analysis Entropy Data models Topology Phase detection Equations
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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