PTLib (Parallel Tools Library) Software Catalog

NetSolve

Abstract

NetSolve is a network enabled computing paradigm that is based upon a combination of client-server strategies, machine-independent entities, lightweight and flexible problem mapping, and load balancing schemes. NetSolve enables users to solve complex scientific problem remotely. The system allows users to access both hardware and software resources distributed across a network. Through a call in Fortran, C, Matlab, or Java a user invokes NetSolve to solve a problem. NetSolve searches for computational resources (both hardware and software) that it has access to, chooses the best one available for the task, solves the problem, and returns the solution to the user. A load-balancing policy is used by the NetSolve system to ensure good performance by enabling the system to use the computational resources available as efficiently as possible and fault-tolerance is maintained by a retry mechanism in the event of a failure. The system has been designed to incorporate any callable routine with relative ease. Users of the system can invoke the NetSolve resource, contribute hardware to the NetSolve collection of servers, and/or add problem solving capabilities to the system.

DateOfInformation

Mon Oct 19 09:57:08 1998

Domain

Distributed Processing Tools

TargetEnvironment

NetSolve has been implemented on the following architectures : SUN4 (Sun 4, 4c, sparc, etc.), SUN4SOL2 (Sun 4 running Solaris 2.x), PMAX (DEC Pmax running NetBSD), ALPHA (DEC Alpha/OSF-1), HPPA (HP 9000 PA-Risc), RS6K (IBM/RS6000).

Version

1.2.19 BETA

VersionDate

May 1998

Webpage

http://www.cs.utk.edu/netsolve/

ContactIs

NetSolve support