Performance Modeling for Multi-Node Computing Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current analysis modeling approaches for predicting workload performance in large-scale computing systems are limited, as they can only consider one node, leading to increased execution time and costs due to the need for actual code execution and simulation for each component, making them costly in processing, time, and energy resources.
Innovation Solution
A computing apparatus and method that generates classes related to computing system properties, predicts performance of second hardware using a profile result based on a roofline model, operational intensity, and utilization, allowing for interpolation or extrapolation to calculate operation execution times and start times across multiple nodes, thereby extending execution times and rearranging operations for improved performance prediction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If analysis modeling approach is used to predict workload performance, then performance prediction can be achieved, but execution time and resource consumption increase due to actual code execution and simulation for each component
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a performance model that copies the essential characteristics of the computing system's hardware and software components. Instead of executing actual code on each component, the model replicates the system's behavior through virtualized performance parameters, allowing prediction without physical execution. This copying approach maintains prediction accuracy while eliminating the time cost of actual code execution for each component.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical execution of actual code on hardware components with a mathematical modeling approach. The performance model uses formulas and algorithms to calculate execution times and resource consumption based on system specifications, substituting the physical act of code execution with computational mathematics. This substitution eliminates the need for actual code execution while preserving the ability to predict performance accurately.
2Measurement precision
If analysis modeling approach is used to predict workload performance, then performance prediction can be achieved, but processing costs and energy resources increase due to actual code execution and simulation
Solution Approach 1:
The performance model creates a virtual representation of the computing system that copies essential performance characteristics without requiring physical hardware execution. By replicating system behavior through modeled parameters and relationships, the approach eliminates the need for energy-intensive actual code execution and simulation on physical components, significantly reducing energy resource consumption while maintaining prediction accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent substitutes energy-consuming physical code execution and hardware simulation with mathematical calculations performed by the performance model. The model uses computational mathematics to predict resource consumption and execution times based on system specifications, replacing the mechanical process of actual code execution with low-energy mathematical operations. This substitution dramatically reduces processing costs and energy resource requirements.
3Productivity
If analysis modeling approach accumulates execution time from one node, then prediction can be made, but the approach cannot effectively handle multiple nodes simultaneously
Solution Approach 1:
The performance model is designed with universal applicability across multiple nodes and different computing system configurations. The model uses generalized parameters and relationships that can be applied to any node in the system, allowing it to function as a multi-purpose tool for predicting performance across single or multiple nodes simultaneously. This universality enables the model to adapt to various system architectures and scaling scenarios without requiring node-specific customization.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from one-dimensional sequential node analysis to multi-dimensional parallel analysis. The performance model can evaluate multiple nodes simultaneously by incorporating spatial relationships and inter-node communication parameters into the mathematical framework. This dimensional expansion allows the model to handle complex multi-node systems where nodes interact through networks and shared resources, enabling comprehensive system-wide performance prediction rather than simple accumulation of individual node times.
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AI summary
An apparatus for modelling a computing system including a processor configured to generate a plurality of classes related to properties of a computing system based on received information related to a first hardware of the computing system, generate a profile result based on the plurality of classes, and predict a performance of second hardware in the computing system in place of the first hardware, the prediction being based on the profile result.


