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Visualization of program performance on concurrent computers

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Computing in the 90's (Great Lakes CS 1989)

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Abstract

Evaluation of program performance on concurrent computers requires methods and tools that are part of an integrated environment for observing, analyzing, and displaying system performance. This paper describes a unique graphical approach for presenting performance data of concurrent computer systems, possibly having large numbers of processors. Performance data is generated and collected via instrumentation, reduced via conventional cluster analysis techniques, and converted into a graphical form to highlight important performance measures. A novel kind of data plot is introduced to visually display both temporal and spatial information describing system activity. A prototype implementation applied to two case studies is described.

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  1. Applied Mathematical Sciences, Ames Laboratory, USA

    Diane T. Rover

  2. Computer Science Department, Iowa State University, 50011, Ames, Iowa

    G. M. Prabhu

  3. Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering Department, Iowa State University, 50011, Ames, Iowa

    Charles T. Wright

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  1. Diane T. Rover
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Naveed A. Sherwani Elise de Doncker John A. Kapenga

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Rover, D.T., Prabhu, G.M., Wright, C.T. (1991). Visualization of program performance on concurrent computers. In: Sherwani, N.A., de Doncker, E., Kapenga, J.A. (eds) Computing in the 90's. Great Lakes CS 1989. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 507. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0038487

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