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Running parallel applications in a network of workstations (NOW) requires the use of a resource management system with batch queueing and load balancing functionalities to utilize idle workstations in the NOW and to avoid load imbalance in the network.
A resource management system for parallel jobs requires special functionalities to schedule jobs to hosts and to support checkpointing and migration of parallel applications. This paper describes the essential components of a distributed resource management system supporting parallel computations in a NOW and how to reuse existing resource management components for this approach.
The implementation of a distributed resource manager demonstrates the practical relevance of the design concept.
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Maier, U., Stellner, G. (1997). Distributed resource management for parallel applications in networks of workstations. In: Hertzberger, B., Sloot, P. (eds) High-Performance Computing and Networking. HPCN-Europe 1997. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1225. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0031618
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