MPP Performance Measurement and Enhancement Tools

MPP Performance Measurement and Enhancement Tools

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This project is part of the High Performance Parallel Processing Project. Its purpose is to address design and implementation issues for performance data-collection, analysis, and visualization tools for massively parallel machines. In addition, the project will use this set of tools to understand and improve performance of applications developed as part of the project. By serving as a bridge between the system components and the applications, this system toolset will enable users to make more efficient use of high-performance computers.

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Team: Parallel Architectures

Chain of command:

Kei Davis, (Principal Investigator)
Olaf Lubeck, (Team Leader)
Jeff Saltzman, (Group Leader)

This project is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and Cray Research Inc.

Project Duration and Milestones

  • FY 95.
    • 9/95 Analysis of existing tools
    • 12/95 Specification of tools requirements
  • FY 96.
    • Ports of LANL T3D codes to UNICOS/mk and the CRAY T3E
    • Design input and feedback on new performance analysis tools using.
    • Analysis and tuning of LANL codes using better-instrumented hardware--the T3E--and the new analysis tools
    • (further interim milestones under revision)
  • FY 97.
    • 9/97 Detailed analysis of tool set
    • 12/97 Applications analysis
    • 12/97 Final report
Project Status:
FY 95 milestones have been completed. Porting of LANL codes to UNICOS/mk is underway. Porting of LANL codes to the T3E is pending the availability of a machine.
Last updated March 20, 1996.