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Using Provenance for Repeatability

Authors: 

Quan Pham, University of Chicago; Tanu Malik and Ian Foster, University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory

Abstract: 

We present Provenance-To-Use (PTU), a tool that minimizes computation time during repeatability testing. Authors can use PTU to build a package that includes their software program and a provenance trace of an initial reference execution. Testers can select a subset of the package’s processes for a partial deterministic replay—based, for example, on their compute, memory and I/O utilization as measured during the reference execution. Using the provenance trace, PTU guarantees that events are processed in the same order using the same data from one execution to the next. We show the efficiency of PTU for conducting repeatability testing of workflow-based scientific programs. 

Quan Pham, University of Chicago

Tanu Malik, University of Chicago

Ian Foster, University of Chicago

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BibTeX
@inproceedings {180749,
author = {Quan Pham and Tanu Malik and Ian Foster},
title = {Using Provenance for Repeatability},
booktitle = {5th USENIX Workshop on the Theory and Practice of Provenance (TaPP 13)},
year = {2013},
address = {Lombard, IL},
url = {https://www.usenix.org/conference/tapp13/technical-sessions/presentation/pham},
publisher = {USENIX Association},
month = apr,
}
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