Profiling power consumption of a plurality of compute nodes while processing an application

• US 20090300399A1
• Filed: 05/29/2008
• Published: 12/03/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Blocksome, Michael A., Smith, Brian E., Archer, Charles J., Ratterman, Joseph D., Peters, Amanda E.
• Application Number:
  US12/129,205
• Publication Number:
  US 20090300399A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/340
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/30 Monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3409 for performance assessment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3466 Performance evaluation by tracing or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management

Abstract

Methods, apparatus, and products are disclosed for profiling power consumption of a plurality of compute nodes while processing an application that include: executing the application on the plurality of compute nodes; monitoring performance characteristics for components of the plurality of compute nodes during execution of the application; and recording, in a power profile for the application, power consumption during execution of the application in dependence upon the performance characteristics for components of the plurality of compute nodes.

Claims

1. A method of profiling power consumption of a plurality of compute nodes while processing an application, the method comprising:

executing the application on the plurality of compute nodes;

monitoring performance characteristics for components of the plurality of compute nodes during execution of the application; and

recording, in a power profile for the application, power consumption during execution of the application in dependence upon the performance characteristics for components of the plurality of compute nodes.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein recording, in a power profile for the application, power consumption during execution of the application in dependence upon the performance characteristics for components of the plurality of compute nodes further comprises estimating the power consumption during execution of individual portions of the application.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein recording, in a power profile for the application, power consumption during execution of the application in dependence upon the performance characteristics for components of the plurality of compute nodes further comprises estimating the power consumption of the individual components of the plurality of compute nodes during execution of the application in dependence upon the performance characteristics for those components.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein monitoring performance characteristics for components of the plurality of compute nodes during execution of the application further comprises monitoring temperature of the components of the plurality of compute nodes during execution of the application.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein monitoring performance characteristics for components of the plurality of compute nodes during execution of the application further comprises monitoring floating point operations occurring on the plurality of compute nodes during execution of the application.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of compute nodes are connected together through a plurality of data communications networks, at least one data communications network optimized for collective operations, and at least one data communications network optimized for point to point operations.

7. A parallel computer capable of profiling power consumption of a plurality of compute nodes while processing an application, the parallel computer comprising the plurality of compute nodes and a service node, the service node comprising one or more computer processors and computer memory operatively coupled to the computer processors, the computer memory having disposed within it computer program instructions capable of:

executing the application on the plurality of compute nodes;

monitoring performance characteristics for components of the plurality of compute nodes during execution of the application; and

recording, in a power profile for the application, power consumption during execution of the application in dependence upon the performance characteristics for components of the plurality of compute nodes.

8. The parallel computer of claim 7 wherein recording, in a power profile for the application, power consumption during execution of the application in dependence upon the performance characteristics for components of the plurality of compute nodes further comprises estimating the power consumption during execution of individual portions of the application.

9. The parallel computer of claim 7 wherein recording, in a power profile for the application, power consumption during execution of the application in dependence upon the performance characteristics for components of the plurality of compute nodes further comprises estimating the power consumption of the individual components of the plurality of compute nodes during execution of the application in dependence upon the performance characteristics for those components.

10. The parallel computer of claim 7 wherein monitoring performance characteristics for components of the plurality of compute nodes during execution of the application further comprises monitoring temperature of the components of the plurality of compute nodes during execution of the application.

11. The parallel computer of claim 7 wherein monitoring performance characteristics for components of the plurality of compute nodes during execution of the application further comprises monitoring floating point operations occurring on the plurality of compute nodes during execution of the application.

12. The parallel computer of claim 7 wherein the plurality of compute nodes are connected together through a plurality of data communications networks, at least one data communications network optimized for collective operations, and at least one data communications network optimized for point to point operations.

13. A computer program product for profiling power consumption of a plurality of compute nodes while processing an application, the computer program product disposed upon a computer readable medium, the computer program product comprising computer program instructions capable of:

executing the application on the plurality of compute nodes;

monitoring performance characteristics for components of the plurality of compute nodes during execution of the application; and

recording, in a power profile for the application, power consumption during execution of the application in dependence upon the performance characteristics for components of the plurality of compute nodes.

14. The computer program product of claim 13 wherein recording, in a power profile for the application, power consumption during execution of the application in dependence upon the performance characteristics for components of the plurality of compute nodes further comprises estimating the power consumption during execution of individual portions of the application.

15. The computer program product of claim 13 wherein recording, in a power profile for the application, power consumption during execution of the application in dependence upon the performance characteristics for components of the plurality of compute nodes further comprises estimating the power consumption of the individual components of the plurality of compute nodes during execution of the application in dependence upon the performance characteristics for those components.

16. The computer program product of claim 13 wherein monitoring performance characteristics for components of the plurality of compute nodes during execution of the application further comprises monitoring temperature of the components of the plurality of compute nodes during execution of the application.

17. The computer program product of claim 13 wherein monitoring performance characteristics for components of the plurality of compute nodes during execution of the application further comprises monitoring floating point operations occurring on the plurality of compute nodes during execution of the application.

18. The computer program product of claim 13 wherein the plurality of compute nodes are connected together through a plurality of data communications networks, at least one data communications network optimized for collective operations, and at least one data communications network optimized for point to point operations.

19. The computer program product of claim 13 wherein the computer readable medium comprises a recordable medium.

20. The computer program product of claim 13 wherein the computer readable medium comprises a transmission medium.