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Policy-based techniques for self-managing parallel applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2006

RICHARD ANTHONY
Affiliation:
Department of Computer Science, University of Greenwich, London SE10 9LS, UK; e-mail: r.j.anthony@gre.ac.uk

Abstract

This paper presents an empirical investigation of policy-based self-management techniques for parallel applications executing in loosely-coupled environments. The dynamic and heterogeneous nature of these environments is discussed and the special considerations for parallel applications are identified. An adaptive strategy for the run-time deployment of tasks of parallel applications is presented. The strategy is based on embedding numerous policies which are informed by contextual and environmental inputs. The policies govern various aspects of behaviour, enhancing flexibility so that the goals of efficiency and performance are achieved despite high levels of environmental variability. A prototype self-managing parallel application is used as a vehicle to explore the feasibility and benefits of the strategy. In particular, several aspects of stability are investigated. The implementation and behaviour of three policies are discussed and sample results examined.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 2006 Cambridge University Press

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