ChaosMON—application-specific monitoring and display of performance information for parallel and distributed systems

Understanding parallel program performance often requires the use of a variety of performance metrics and models. Some metrics and analyses are broadly useful for many parallel applications, others are application and application-class specific. This research offers a framework that supports the use of i) alternative performance evaluation models and ii) a hierarchy of performance models for performance analysis. The ideas incorporated in the framework are realized in chaosMON, a system for the capture and graphical presentation of program performance information.

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