The OPIT system II: job control and scheduling for large applications programs

A strategy is described for a controlling algorithm (‘the job’) to schedule and supply many data sets (‘problems’) to a large, long-running applications program. The algorithm also controls very closely the run time environment of each problem and provides protection against breakdown of the compute...

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Main Authors: Brailsford, David F., Prentice, John A.
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Published: Elsevier 1973
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47924/
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description A strategy is described for a controlling algorithm (‘the job’) to schedule and supply many data sets (‘problems’) to a large, long-running applications program. The algorithm also controls very closely the run time environment of each problem and provides protection against breakdown of the computer or its operating system. The principles described are applicable on any computer with a sufficiently flexible operating system. The particular example used here is the running of the OPIT Program (see paper I page 123) on an ICL 1900 Computer with the GEORGE 3 operating system.
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spelling nottingham-479242020-05-04T14:06:55Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47924/ The OPIT system II: job control and scheduling for large applications programs Brailsford, David F. Prentice, John A. A strategy is described for a controlling algorithm (‘the job’) to schedule and supply many data sets (‘problems’) to a large, long-running applications program. The algorithm also controls very closely the run time environment of each problem and provides protection against breakdown of the computer or its operating system. The principles described are applicable on any computer with a sufficiently flexible operating system. The particular example used here is the running of the OPIT Program (see paper I page 123) on an ICL 1900 Computer with the GEORGE 3 operating system. Elsevier 1973-02-01 Article PeerReviewed Brailsford, David F. and Prentice, John A. (1973) The OPIT system II: job control and scheduling for large applications programs. Computer Physics Communications, 5 (2). pp. 136-146. ISSN 0010-4655 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0010465573900295 doi:10.1016/0010-4655(73)90029-5 doi:10.1016/0010-4655(73)90029-5
spellingShingle Brailsford, David F.
Prentice, John A.
The OPIT system II: job control and scheduling for large applications programs
title The OPIT system II: job control and scheduling for large applications programs
title_full The OPIT system II: job control and scheduling for large applications programs
title_fullStr The OPIT system II: job control and scheduling for large applications programs
title_full_unstemmed The OPIT system II: job control and scheduling for large applications programs
title_short The OPIT system II: job control and scheduling for large applications programs
title_sort opit system ii: job control and scheduling for large applications programs
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