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.. SimGrid documentation master file
.. SimGrid documentation master file
+.. _index:
+
The Modern Age of Computer Systems Simulation
=============================================
The Modern Age of Computer Systems Simulation
=============================================
-SimGrid is a framework to simulate distributed computer systems. It can be used
-to either :ref:`assess abstract algorithms <usecase_simalgo>` or to
-
:ref:`debug and profile real MPI applications <usecase_smpi
>`.
+SimGrid is a framework to simulate distributed computer systems. It can be used
to either :ref:`assess the performance of
+abstract algorithms <usecase_simalgo>`, to :ref:`debug and profile real MPI applications <usecase_smpi>`. To some extend, it can
+
also be used to :ref:`formally assess the correctness of simple algorithms and applications <usecase_modelchecking
>`.
SimGrid is routinely used in studies on (data-)Grids,
IaaS Clouds (:ref:`API <API_s4u_VirtualMachine>`, :ref:`examples <s4u_ex_clouds>`),
SimGrid is routinely used in studies on (data-)Grids,
IaaS Clouds (:ref:`API <API_s4u_VirtualMachine>`, :ref:`examples <s4u_ex_clouds>`),
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Peer-to-Peer systems,
Volunteer Computing (`🖹 <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1569190X17301028>`__)
Fog Computing (`🖹 <http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7946412/>`__),
MapReduce (`🖹 <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167819113000215>`__) and
Volunteer Computing (`🖹 <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1569190X17301028>`__)
Fog Computing (`🖹 <http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7946412/>`__),
MapReduce (`🖹 <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167819113000215>`__) and
-`much more <https://simgrid.org/
U
sages.html>`_.
+`much more <https://simgrid.org/
u
sages.html>`_.
The simulation models are **fast** (`🖹 <http://hal.inria.fr/hal-00650233>`__) and
**highly scalable** (`🖹 <http://hal.inria.fr/inria-00602216/>`__) while
**theoretically sound and experimentally assessed** (`🖹 <http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/2517448>`__).
Most of the time, SimGrid is used to predict the performance (time and energy) of a
The simulation models are **fast** (`🖹 <http://hal.inria.fr/hal-00650233>`__) and
**highly scalable** (`🖹 <http://hal.inria.fr/inria-00602216/>`__) while
**theoretically sound and experimentally assessed** (`🖹 <http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/2517448>`__).
Most of the time, SimGrid is used to predict the performance (time and energy) of a
-given IT infrastructure, and it includes a prototyp
e
model checker to formally
+given IT infrastructure, and it includes a prototyp
ical
model checker to formally
assess these systems.
Technically speaking, SimGrid is a library. It is neither a graphical
interface nor a command-line simulator running user scripts. The
interaction with SimGrid is done by writing programs with the exposed
assess these systems.
Technically speaking, SimGrid is a library. It is neither a graphical
interface nor a command-line simulator running user scripts. The
interaction with SimGrid is done by writing programs with the exposed
-functions to build your own simulator. This can be done in C/C++
, Python or Java
,
+functions to build your own simulator. This can be done in C/C++
or Python
,
on Linux, Mac OSX or Windows (using the WSL).
on Linux, Mac OSX or Windows (using the WSL).
-SimGrid is a Free Software distributed under the LGPL-2.1 license. You are
+SimGrid is a Free Software distributed under the LGPL-2.1
-only
license. You are
welcome to use, study, share and improve it, provided that your version is as
free as ours. SimGrid is developed for 20 years by a lively community of users
and researchers from several groups, initially in France and the U.S.A. It
welcome to use, study, share and improve it, provided that your version is as
free as ours. SimGrid is developed for 20 years by a lively community of users
and researchers from several groups, initially in France and the U.S.A. It
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of every page. Bugs in the code should be reported
:maxdepth: 1
:caption: Tutorials:
:maxdepth: 1
:caption: Tutorials:
- Simulating Algorithms <Tutorial_Algorithms.rst>
- Simulating MPI Applications <Tutorial_MPI_Applications.rst>
+ Simulating distributed algorithms <Tutorial_Algorithms.rst>
+ Simulating MPI applications <Tutorial_MPI_Applications.rst>
+ Model-checking algorithms <Tutorial_Model-checking.rst>
+ Simulating DAG <Tutorial_DAG.rst>
.. toctree::
:hidden:
.. toctree::
:hidden:
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+70,25
@@
of every page. Bugs in the code should be reported
Installing SimGrid <Installing_SimGrid.rst>
Start your own project <Start_your_own_project.rst>
The SimGrid community <community.rst>
Installing SimGrid <Installing_SimGrid.rst>
Start your own project <Start_your_own_project.rst>
The SimGrid community <community.rst>
+ Release Notes <Release_Notes.rst>
Describing your application <application.rst>
The S4U interface <app_s4u.rst>
Describing your application <application.rst>
The S4U interface <app_s4u.rst>
+ S4U examples <Examples.rst>
The SMPI interface <app_smpi.rst>
The SMPI interface <app_smpi.rst>
- The MSG interface <app_msg.rst>
The XBT toolbox <The_XBT_toolbox.rst>
Describing the simulated platform <Platform.rst>
The XBT toolbox <The_XBT_toolbox.rst>
Describing the simulated platform <Platform.rst>
- Examples <Platform_examples.rst>
- Modeling hints <Platform_howtos.rst>
- Defining a routing <Platform_routing.rst>
+ Network topology examples <Platform_examples.rst>
+ Advanced routing <Platform_routing.rst>
XML reference <XML_reference.rst>
XML reference <XML_reference.rst>
- Describing the experimental setup <Experimental_setup.rst>
+ C++ platforms <Platform_cpp.rst>
+ The SimGrid models <Models.rst>
+ Modeling hints <Modeling_howtos.rst>
+ Calibrating the models <Calibrating_the_models.rst>
+ SimGrid plugins <Plugins.rst>
+ Running an experiment <Experimental_setup.rst>
Configuring SimGrid <Configuring_SimGrid.rst>
Deploying your application <Deploying_your_application.rst>
Configuring SimGrid <Configuring_SimGrid.rst>
Deploying your application <Deploying_your_application.rst>
- The SimGrid models <Models.rst>
- SimGrid plugins <Plugins.rst>
- Simulation outcomes <Outcomes.rst>
- Frequently asked questions <faq.rst>
+ Simulation outcomes <Outcomes.rst>
.. toctree::
:hidden:
.. toctree::
:hidden:
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of every page. Bugs in the code should be reported
:caption: SimGrid's Internals:
Design goals <Design_goals.rst>
:caption: SimGrid's Internals:
Design goals <Design_goals.rst>
+ Contributor's documentation <Contributors_Documentation.rst>
.. Cheat Sheet on the sublevels
..
.. Cheat Sheet on the sublevels
..