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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
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

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