Non-volatile memory for checkpoint storage
Abstract
A system, method and computer program product for supporting system initiated checkpoints in high performance parallel computing systems and storing of checkpoint data to a non-volatile memory storage device. The system and method generates selective control signals to perform checkpointing of system related data in presence of messaging activity associated with a user application running at the node. The checkpointing is initiated by the system such that checkpoint data of a plurality of network nodes may be obtained even in the presence of user applications running on highly parallel computers that include ongoing user messaging activity. In one embodiment, the non-volatile memory is a pluggable flash memory card.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1149606
- Patent Number(s):
- 8788879
- Application Number:
- 13/004,005
- Assignee:
- International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
- DOE Contract Number:
- B554331
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING
Citation Formats
Blumrich, Matthias A., Chen, Dong, Cipolla, Thomas M., Coteus, Paul W., Gara, Alan, Heidelberger, Philip, Jeanson, Mark J., Kopcsay, Gerard V., Ohmacht, Martin, and Takken, Todd E. Non-volatile memory for checkpoint storage. United States: N. p., 2014.
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Blumrich, Matthias A., Chen, Dong, Cipolla, Thomas M., Coteus, Paul W., Gara, Alan, Heidelberger, Philip, Jeanson, Mark J., Kopcsay, Gerard V., Ohmacht, Martin, & Takken, Todd E. Non-volatile memory for checkpoint storage. United States.
Blumrich, Matthias A., Chen, Dong, Cipolla, Thomas M., Coteus, Paul W., Gara, Alan, Heidelberger, Philip, Jeanson, Mark J., Kopcsay, Gerard V., Ohmacht, Martin, and Takken, Todd E. Tue .
"Non-volatile memory for checkpoint storage". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1149606.
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abstractNote = {A system, method and computer program product for supporting system initiated checkpoints in high performance parallel computing systems and storing of checkpoint data to a non-volatile memory storage device. The system and method generates selective control signals to perform checkpointing of system related data in presence of messaging activity associated with a user application running at the node. The checkpointing is initiated by the system such that checkpoint data of a plurality of network nodes may be obtained even in the presence of user applications running on highly parallel computers that include ongoing user messaging activity. In one embodiment, the non-volatile memory is a pluggable flash memory card.},
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year = {Tue Jul 22 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
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