VM-based slack emulation of large-scale systems

  • Authors:
  • Patrick G. Bridges;Dorian Arnold;Kevin Pedretti

  • Affiliations:
  • University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM;University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM;Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Runtime and Operating Systems for Supercomputers
  • Year:
  • 2011

Quantified Score

Hi-index 0.00

Visualization

Abstract

This paper describes the design of a system to enable large-scale testing of new software stacks and prospective high-end computing architectures. The proposed architecture combines system virtualization, time dilation, architectural simulation, and slack simulation to provide scalable emulation of hypothetical systems. We also describe virtualization-based full-system measurement and monitoring tools to aid in using the proposed system for co-design of high-performance computing system software and architectural features for future systems. Finally, we provide a description of the implementation strategy and status of the proposed system.