Planting parallel program simulation on the cloud. (5th March 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cuomo, Antonio; Rak, Massimiliano; Villano, Umberto
• Other Names: Drira Khalil guestEditor.; Reddy Sumitra guestEditor.; Bientinesi Paolo guestEditor.; Herrero José R. guestEditor.; Quintana‐Ortí Enrique S. guestEditor.; Strzodka Robert guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: Concurrency and computation. Volume 27:Number 6(2015:Apr.)
• Page Start: 1467
• Page End: 1482
• Publication Date: 2013-03-05
• Subjects: cloud computing -- discrete‐event simulation -- performance prediction -- parallel computing; Parallel processing (Electronic computers) -- Periodicals; Parallel computers -- Periodicals; 004.35
• DOI: 10.1002/cpe.3012
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1532-0626

Abstract

Summary: The writing of efficient parallel code has always been a tedious and time‐consuming process. However, the performance prediction prototype tools devised in the last decade come of age now, thanks to the availability of the almost unlimited computing power of clouds. This paper presents the practical use of mJADES, a novel environment for running multiple concurrent simulations in the cloud, to predict the performance of parallel code in multiple working conditions at once. After an introduction on mJADES and its operational aspects, the construction of parallel code performance prediction models will be dealt with. The models and the results obtained for a simple but complete and meaningful case study will be presented, discussing the accuracy obtained by simulation and the time required for performing the whole set of simulations necessary to characterize the program behavior. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.