Users of supercomputers can now see clearly what is happening within their HPC system - and ensure optimum performance from their applications with the help of a unique tool from Allinea Software.
Allinea Performance Report analyzes key metrics such as the effective vectorization, I/O and MPI performance for any application, allowing users and system managers to make sure code runs as effectively and efficiently as possible.
Cardiff University has been using Allinea Performance Reports to gain more insight into their systems at both its ARCCA service – which provides access and training in advanced computing to students and researchers – and at HPC Wales, its world-class supercomputing service for researchers and innovators in the public and private sectors.
More efficient machine use on the same compute resource means more research outputs, optimal performance in terms of energy consumption, more industrial success, resulting in greater returns on investment for users like the University.
“Customers wanted a tool that would be so easy and non-intrusive to apply that it could analyze applications without configuration or change and help them to recognize where to focus their efforts to make the biggest differences – from using ISV software to running locally developed applications. Allinea Performance Report allows users to improve the quality of every CPU hour used and each application to make the most use of the right system, the right configuration and the right usage,” says David Lecomber, CEO, Allinea Software.
Allinea Performance Report was first showcased in November at SC13, in Colorado, USA, and won immediate fans. After an early access program, it was deployed on a large number of HPC installations across the world. The product is now available from Allinea.
