Configurable Load Measurement in Heterogeneous Workstation Clusters

Christian Roeder and Thomas Ludwig and Arndt Bode

Abstract
This paper presents the design and implementation of NSR -- the Node Status Reporter. The NSR provides a standard mechanism for measurementand access to status information in clusters of heterogeneousworkstations. It can be used by any application that relies on static and dynamic information about this execution environment. A key featureof NSR is its flexibility with respect to the measurement requirementsof various applications. Configurability aims at reducing the measurement overhead and the influence on the observed cluster.
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Christian Roeder
Lehrstuhl fuer Rechnertechnik und -organisation,Institut fuer Informatik (SAB),Technische Universitaet Muenchen,D-80290 Muenchen, Germany,
Christian.Roeder@informatik.tu-muenchen.de