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A Universal Machine File Format for MPI Jobs

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Parallel and Distributed Computing: Applications and Technologies (PDCAT 2004)

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNCS,volume 3320))

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Beowulf-class clusters use a diverse collection of queue management software, and interconnect technology, often causing inter-cluster operability issues. We present a Universal Machine File format to allow easy migration between these modern supercomputers.

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  1. Bioinformatics Institute, Matrix L7, 30 Biopolis St, Singapore

    Francis Tang, Ho Liang Yoong, Chua Ching Lian & Arun Krishnan

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  1. Nanyang Centre for Supercomputing and Visualisation School of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639 798, Singapore

    Kim-Meow Liew

  2. School of Computer Science, The University of Adelaide,  

    Hong Shen

  3. Asia Pacific Science and Technology Center, Sun Microsystems Inc., 50 Nanyang Avenue, N3-1c-10, 639798, Singapore

    Simon See

  4. School of Computer Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore

    Wentong Cai

  5. Southwest Jiaotong University,  

    Pingzhi Fan

  6. Tohoku University ,  

    Susumu Horiguchi

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Tang, F., Yoong, H.L., Lian, C.C., Krishnan, A. (2004). A Universal Machine File Format for MPI Jobs. In: Liew, KM., Shen, H., See, S., Cai, W., Fan, P., Horiguchi, S. (eds) Parallel and Distributed Computing: Applications and Technologies. PDCAT 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3320. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-30501-9_144

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