Paradyn Parallel Performance Tool

Abstract

Paradyn is a tool for measuring the performance of large-scale parallel programs. The goal is to provide detailed, flexible performance information without incurring the space and time overhead typically associated with trace-based tools. Paradyn achieves this goal by dynamically instrumenting the application and automatically controlling the instrumentation in search of performance problems. Paradyn also provides decision support for the user by helping to decide when and where to insert and explaining performance bottlenecks using descriptions and visualizations. Paradyn maps performance data to multiple layers of abstraction, and the user can choose to look at it in terms of high-level language constructs or low-level machine structures.

Cost

For research uses, there is no charge.

DateOfInformation

Tue Jun 9 23:11:05 1998

Domain

Parallel Processing Tools!Execution and Performance Analyzers (including debuggers)

Name

Paradyn Parallel Performance Tool

TargetEnvironment

Paradyn can measure programs running on Solaris (SPARC and x86), AIX/RS6000 and SP2, and WindowsNT/x86, and heterogeneous combinations of these systems. Paradyn can also handle PVM on these Unix platforms and MPL, MPI, and PVM under POE on the SP2.

Version

Release 2.1

Webpage

http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~paradyn/

ContactIs

Paradyn Parallel Performance Tool Help

Review Information

PTLIB Review of Paradyn Performance Tool