Background collective operation management in a parallel computer

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9176778
APP PUB NO 20140244974A1
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13785430

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Background collective operation management in a parallel computer, the parallel computer including one or more compute nodes operatively coupled for data communications over one or more data communications networks, including: determining, by a management availability module, whether a compute node in the parallel computer is available to perform a background collective operation management task; responsive to determining that the compute node is available to perform the background collective operation management task, determining, by the management availability module, whether the compute node has access to sufficient resources to perform the background collective operation management task; and responsive to determining that the compute node has access to sufficient resources to perform the background collective operation management task, initiating, by the management availability module, execution of the background collective operation management task.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Archer, Charles J Rochester, US 234 5215
Carey, James E Rochester, US 379 4923
Sanders, Philip J Rochester, US 128 2787
Smith, Brian E Knoxville, US 165 3972

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