Cloud computing is expanding widely in the world of IT infrastructure. This is due partly to the cost-saving effect of economies of scale. Fair market conditions can in theory provide a healthy environment to reflect ...Cloud computing is expanding widely in the world of IT infrastructure. This is due partly to the cost-saving effect of economies of scale. Fair market conditions can in theory provide a healthy environment to reflect the most reasonable costs of computations. While fixed cloud pricing provides an attractive low entry barrier for compute-intensive applications, both the consumer and supplier of computing resources can see high efficiency for their investments by participating in auction-based exchanges. There are huge incentives for the cloud provider to offer auctioned resources. However, from the consumer perspective, using these resources is a sparsely discussed challenge. This paper reports a methodology and framework designed to address the challenges of using HPC （High Performance Computing） applications on auction-based cloud clusters. The authors focus on HPC applications and describe a method for determining bid-aware checkpointing intervals. They extend a theoretical model for determining checkpoint intervals using statistical analysis of pricing histories. Also the latest developments in the SpotHPC framework are introduced which aim at facilitating the managed execution of real MPI applications on auction-based cloud environments. The authors use their model to simulate a set of algorithms with different computing and communication densities. The results show the complex interactions between optimal bidding strategies and parallel applications performance.展开更多
随着云计算技术的发展,高性能计算云(HPC in the Cloud)已得到学术界和产业界的关注。由于虚拟化技术带来的性能开销,高性能计算云面临着一些挑战。针对"高性能计算+云"的计算模式,分析了高性能计算云的优势,深入介绍了国内...随着云计算技术的发展,高性能计算云(HPC in the Cloud)已得到学术界和产业界的关注。由于虚拟化技术带来的性能开销,高性能计算云面临着一些挑战。针对"高性能计算+云"的计算模式,分析了高性能计算云的优势,深入介绍了国内外基于基准测试的高性能计算云的性能评测、性能优化、能耗和成本效益等关键问题,得出了针对基准测试的高性能计算云研究的基本思路,并对当前面临的问题和今后的发展趋势进行了总结和展望。展开更多
基金＂This paper is an extended version of ＂SpotMPl： a framework for auction-based HPC computing using amazon spot instances＂ published in the International Symposium on Advances of Distributed Computing and Networking （ADCN 2011）.Acknowledgment This research is supported in part by the National Science Foundation grant CNS 0958854 and educational resource grants from Amazon.com.
文摘Cloud computing is expanding widely in the world of IT infrastructure. This is due partly to the cost-saving effect of economies of scale. Fair market conditions can in theory provide a healthy environment to reflect the most reasonable costs of computations. While fixed cloud pricing provides an attractive low entry barrier for compute-intensive applications, both the consumer and supplier of computing resources can see high efficiency for their investments by participating in auction-based exchanges. There are huge incentives for the cloud provider to offer auctioned resources. However, from the consumer perspective, using these resources is a sparsely discussed challenge. This paper reports a methodology and framework designed to address the challenges of using HPC （High Performance Computing） applications on auction-based cloud clusters. The authors focus on HPC applications and describe a method for determining bid-aware checkpointing intervals. They extend a theoretical model for determining checkpoint intervals using statistical analysis of pricing histories. Also the latest developments in the SpotHPC framework are introduced which aim at facilitating the managed execution of real MPI applications on auction-based cloud environments. The authors use their model to simulate a set of algorithms with different computing and communication densities. The results show the complex interactions between optimal bidding strategies and parallel applications performance.
文摘随着云计算技术的发展,高性能计算云(HPC in the Cloud)已得到学术界和产业界的关注。由于虚拟化技术带来的性能开销,高性能计算云面临着一些挑战。针对"高性能计算+云"的计算模式,分析了高性能计算云的优势,深入介绍了国内外基于基准测试的高性能计算云的性能评测、性能优化、能耗和成本效益等关键问题,得出了针对基准测试的高性能计算云研究的基本思路,并对当前面临的问题和今后的发展趋势进行了总结和展望。
