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Monitor data collecting method for parallel computer system
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1995-08-01
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Granted: 1998-09-01
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Expires: 2015-08-01
Abstract
Abstract In a parallel computer system including a plurality of nodes, monitor data acquired by each node is collected in one of the nodes to present the collected monitor data in a realtime manner. Even when the number of data acquiring nodes is increased and/or even when the interval time of acquiring monitor data is decreased, the data collecting node conduct operations in an asynchronous manner with respect to the data acquiring nodes. This minimizes the load imposed on the data collecting node. Monitor data acquired by a program at a predetermined interval of time in each data acquiring node is sent via a network to a control node, which then displays the monitor data on a console in a realtime fashion. The control node includes a memory in which a reception area is reserved for each node. The acquired data is directly written in the associated reception area without causing an event of interruption. Consequently, even when the number of nodes is increased and/or even when the data acquiring interval of time is reduced and hence the data transmission interval of time is decreased, the load on the data collecting node is kept at an appropriate level. Moreover, since the processing is not interrupted as above, the data can be collected and displayed in an asynchronous way with respect to the acquisition of monitor data. Namely, information of monitor data can be presented in a realtime fashion by adjusting the data collecting interval.
Inventors
- 👤 Rie Yamaguchi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 01:55
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F15/00; G06F15/16; G06F15/161
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
A monitor data collecting method in a parallel computer system of a distributed memory type including a plurality of monitor information acquiring nodes connected to each other via a high-speed network for acquiring monitor information, each of the acquiring nodes not having a console facility; a monitor information collecting node for collecting the monitor information, and communication means including a method of directly writing the monitor information in a memory of a communication destination in an asynchronous fashion, the method comprising: directly writing the monitor information acquired by each of the plural acquiring nodes in a data reception area associated therewith of a memory of the collecting node; referencing by the collecting node the data reception area of the memory of the collecting node in an asynchronous fashion with respect to reception of the monitor information; and writing in a log file the monitor information referenced in the referencing step, thereby logging the monitor information.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
A monitor data collecting method in a parallel computer system of a distributed memory type including a plurality of monitor information acquiring nodes connected to each other via a high-speed network for acquiring monitor information, each of the acquiring nodes not having a console facility; a monitor information collecting node for collecting the monitor information, and communication means including a method of directly writing the monitor information in a memory of a communication destination in an asynchronous fashion, the method comprising: directly writing the monitor information acquired by each of the plural acquiring nodes in a data reception area associated therewith of a memory of the collecting node; referencing by the collecting node the data reception area of the memory of the collecting node in an asynchronous fashion with respect to reception of the monitor information; and writing in a log file the monitor information referenced in the referencing step, thereby logging the monitor information.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
177 words
A monitor data collecting method in a parallel computer system of a distributed memory type including a plurality of monitor information acquiring nodes connected to each other via a high-speed network for acquiring monitor information, each of the acquiring nodes not having a console facility; a monitor information collecting node for collecting the monitor information, and communication means including a method of directly writing the monitor information in a memory of a communication destination in an asynchronous fashion, the method comprising: a first step of directly writing the monitor information acquired by each of the plural acquiring nodes in a data reception area associated therewith of a memory of the collecting node; and a second step of referencing by the collecting node the data reception area of the memory of the collecting node in an asynchronous fashion with respect to reception of the monitor information wherein the interval of time at which each of the acquiring nodes acquires the monitor information and the interval of time at which the collecting node references the monitor information are adjustable.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
177 words
A monitor data collecting method in a parallel computer system of a distributed memory type including a plurality of monitor information acquiring nodes connected to each other via a high-speed network for acquiring monitor information, each of the acquiring nodes not having a console facility; a monitor information collecting node for collecting the monitor information, and communication means including a method of directly writing the monitor information in a memory of a communication destination in an asynchronous fashion, the method comprising: a first step of directly writing the monitor information acquired by each of the plural acquiring nodes in a data reception area associated therewith of a memory of the collecting node; and a second step of referencing by the collecting node the data reception area of the memory of the collecting node in an asynchronous fashion with respect to reception of the monitor information wherein the interval of time at which each of the acquiring nodes acquires the monitor information and the interval of time at which the collecting node references the monitor information are adjustable.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
A monitor data collecting method according to claim 2, wherein the parallel computer system includes a console device (display) connected to the collecting node for displaying thereon the monitor information, and the method further comprises a third step of displaying the monitor information on the console device (display).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
197 words
A monitor data collecting method in a parallel computer system of a distributed memory type including a plurality of monitor information acquiring nodes connected to each other via a high-speed network for acquiring monitor information, each of the acquiring nodes not having a console device, a monitor information collecting node for collecting the monitor information, and communication means directly writing the monitor information in a memory of a collecting node, the method comprising: a first step of gathering together the monitor information acquired by some of the plural acquiring nodes and writing the monitor information directly in a data reception area associated with a memory of an intermediate node; a second step of filtering by the intermediate node the monitor information and thereby compressing an amount of the monitor information; a third step of directly writing the monitor information from each of plural intermediate nodes into a data reception area of the memory of the collecting node in an asynchronous fashion using said communication means; and a fourth step of referencing by the collecting node the data reception area of the memory of the collecting node in asynchronous fashion with respect to reception of the monitor information.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
197 words
A monitor data collecting method in a parallel computer system of a distributed memory type including a plurality of monitor information acquiring nodes connected to each other via a high-speed network for acquiring monitor information, each of the acquiring nodes not having a console device, a monitor information collecting node for collecting the monitor information, and communication means directly writing the monitor information in a memory of a collecting node, the method comprising: a first step of gathering together the monitor information acquired by some of the plural acquiring nodes and writing the monitor information directly in a data reception area associated with a memory of an intermediate node; a second step of filtering by the intermediate node the monitor information and thereby compressing an amount of the monitor information; a third step of directly writing the monitor information from each of plural intermediate nodes into a data reception area of the memory of the collecting node in an asynchronous fashion using said communication means; and a fourth step of referencing by the collecting node the data reception area of the memory of the collecting node in asynchronous fashion with respect to reception of the monitor information.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
48 words
A monitor data collecting method according to claim 4, wherein the parallel computer system includes a console device (display) connected to the collecting node for displaying thereon the monitor information, and the method further comprises a fifth step of displaying the monitor information on the console device (display).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
A monitor data collecting method according to claim 5, further including a sixth step of writing in a log file the monitor information referenced in the fourth step, thereby logging the monitor information.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
41 words
A monitor data collecting method according to claim 5, wherein the interval of time at which each of the acquiring nodes acquires the monitor information and the interval of time at which the collecting node references the monitor information are adjustable.
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