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Collectively loading an application in a parallel computer

US9229782B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 27, 2012
Grant dateJan 5, 2016
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Expiry dateSep 3, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2209/549
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Collectively loading an application in a parallel computer, the parallel computer comprising a plurality of compute nodes, including: identifying, by a parallel computer control system, a subset of compute nodes in the parallel computer to execute a job; selecting, by the parallel computer control system, one of the subset of compute nodes in the parallel computer as a job leader compute node; retrieving, by the job leader compute node from computer memory, an application for executing the job; and broadcasting, by the job leader to the subset of compute nodes in the parallel computer, the application for executing the job.

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