allpairs_master(1) Cooperative Computing Tools allpairs_master(1)

allpairs_master - executes All-Pairs workflow in parallel on distributed systems

allparis_master [options] <set A> <set B> <compare function>

allpairs_master computes the Cartesian product of two sets (<set A> and <set B>), generating a matrix where each cell M[i,j] contains the output of the function F (<compare function>) on objects A[i] (an item in <set A>) and B[j] (an item in <set B>). The resulting matrix is displayed on the standard output, one comparison result per line along with the associated X and Y indices.

allpairs_master uses the Work Queue system to distribute tasks among processors. Each processor utilizes the allpairs_multicore(1) program to execute the tasks in parallel if multiple cores are present. After starting allpairs_master, you must start a number of work_queue_worker(1) processes on remote machines. The workers will then connect back to the master process and begin executing tasks.

 -p,--port=<port>
The port that the master will be listening on.
 -e,--extra-args=<args>
Extra arguments to pass to the comparison function.
 -f,--input-file=<file>
Extra input file needed by the comparison function. (may be given multiple times)
 -o,--debug-file=<file>
Write debugging output to this file. By default, debugging is sent to stderr (":stderr"). You may specify logs to be sent to stdout (":stdout") instead.
 -O,----output-file=<file>
Write task output to this file (default to standard output)
 -t,--estimated-time=<seconds>
Estimated time to run one comparison. (default chosen at runtime)
 -x,--width=<item>
Width of one work unit, in items to compare. (default chosen at runtime)
 -y,--height=<items>
Height of one work unit, in items to compare. (default chosen at runtime)
 -N,--project-name=<project>
Report the master information to a catalog server with the project name - <project>
 -P,--priority=<integer>
Priority. Higher the value, higher the priority.
 -d,--debug=<flag>
Enable debugging for this subsystem. (Try -d all to start.)
 -v,--version
Show program version.
 -h,--help
Display this message.
 -Z,--port-file=<file>
Select port at random and write it to this file. (default is disabled)
 --work-queue-preferred-connection=<connection>
Indicate preferred connection. Chose one of by_ip or by_hostname. (default is by_ip)

On success, returns zero. On failure, returns non-zero.

Let's suppose you have a whole lot of files that you want to compare all to each other, named a, b, c, and so on. Suppose that you also have a program named compareit that when invoked as compareit a b will compare files a and b and produce some output summarizing the difference between the two, like this:

 a b are 45 percent similar

To use the allpairs framework, create a file called set.list that lists each of your files, one per line:

 a
 b
 c
 ...

Because allpairs_master utilizes allpairs_multicore(1), so please make sure allpairs_multicore(1) is in your PATH before you proceed.To run a All-Pairs workflow sequentially, start a single work_queue_worker(1) process in the background. Then, invoke allpairs_master.

 % work_queue_worker localhost 9123 &
 % allpairs_master set.list set.list compareit

The framework will carry out all possible comparisons of the objects, and print the results one by one (note that the first two columns are X and Y indices in the resulting matrix):

 1	1	a a are 100 percent similar
 1	2	a b are 45 percent similar
 1	3	a c are 37 percent similar
 ...

To speed up the process, run more work_queue_worker(1) processes on other machines, or use condor_submit_workers(1) or uge_submit_workers(1) to start hundreds of workers in your local batch system.

The following is an example of adding more workers to execute a All-Pairs workflow. Suppose your allpairs_master is running on a machine named barney.nd.edu. If you have access to login to other machines, you could simply start worker processes on each one, like this:

 % work_queue_worker barney.nd.edu 9123

If you have access to a batch system like Condor, you can submit multiple workers at once:

 % condor_submit_workers barney.nd.edu 9123 10
 Submitting job(s)..........
 Logging submit event(s)..........
 10 job(s) submitted to cluster 298.

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