https://doi.org/10.26089/NumMet.v27r323

Development of an approach to analyzing the availability of computing nodes of supercomputer complexes

Authors

  • Anastasia V. Papchenko
  • Dmitry A. Nikitenko

Keywords:

Supercomputer center
computing systems
availability of computing resources
availability analysis
monitoring of the state of computing nodes
Slurm
Octoshell
administrative comments
classification of emergency situations
visualization of operational data

Abstract

The paper considers the problem of analyzing the availability of computing resources of a supercomputer center for collective use. The relevance of the study is due to the fact that the implementation of third-party solutions requires significant costs, and the standard facilities do not fully assess the availability of computing systems. The proposed approach is based on the development of a specialized module within the Octoshell system that combines automatically collected scheduler data, expert comments from administrators, and a mechanism for accumulating aggregated information. The practical significance of the work is to create a flexible tool focused on the tasks of computer system maintenance. The scientific value lies in forming the basis for further research of operational, organizational and technical factors affecting the availability of computing resources. The approach is implemented at the prototype level.


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Published

2026-07-08

Issue

Vol. 27 (2026): Issue 3.

Section

Parallel software tools and technologies

Authors

Anastasia V. Papchenko

Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics

• Student

Dmitry A. Nikitenko

Lomonosov Moscow State University, Research Computing Center

• Leading Researcher

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