far

Abstract

far is a software tool for supporting the exploitation of spare processing capacity in networks of Unix workstations. It is underpinned by a managed database of workstation activity from which the state of the network can be assessed and spare resources identified. The software has been used to support the running of HPF-generated and other message-passing parallel programs in a network of about 200 publicly-accessible Sun workstations. It can be adapted to run on networks of SGI, and HP workstations.

Cost

Research package

DateOfInformation

Mon Jun 8 23:06:34 1998

Domain

Distributed Processing Tools

Keyword

workstation cluster; load balancing

Name

far

TargetEnvironment

Full source code is available for SunOS, Solaris, Irix 5, and HP-UX

Version

1.1

Webpage

http://www.liv.ac.uk/HPC/farHomepage.html

ContactIs

J.S. Morgan