A methodology for evaluating parallel I/O performance for massively parallel processors

Author

Baylor, Sandra Johnson ; Benveniste, Caroline ; Boelhouwer, Leo J.

Author_Institution

IBM Thomas J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA

fYear

1994

Firstpage

31

Lastpage

40

Abstract

Accurate performance modelling of massively parallel processors (MPPs) is a complex and arduous task. While some work has been done in evaluating the performance of processors and memory systems for MPPs, much less work has been done in evaluating the performance of parallel I/O subsystems. The authors present a hybrid methodology for evaluating the performance of parallel I/O subsystems using PIOS, a simulator for parallel I/O, and an analytical model. The results show a performance accuracy within 13 percent of a full simulation model. This hybrid methodology has a broad application for evaluating the performance of many types of diverse systems

Keywords

digital simulation; hybrid simulation; input-output programs; parallel architectures; parallel machines; parallel programming; performance evaluation; MPPs; PIOS; analytical model; hybrid methodology; massively parallel processors; parallel I/O performance evaluation; parallel I/O subsystems; performance modelling; simulator; Analytical models; Computer architecture; Computer networks; Costs; Delay; Equations; Fabrics; Performance analysis; Predictive models; Tail;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Simulation Symposium, 1994., 27th Annual

Conference_Location

La Jolla, CA

Print_ISBN

0-8186-5620-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SIMSYM.1994.283115

Filename

283115