Methods and systems of managing an interconnection network

A client device (20) of a system for managing an interconnection network, said client device comprising:

• a client process (21);
• a memory;
• a processor coupled to the memory and configured with processor-executable instructions stored on the memory to perform a plurality of client interfaces (23-26) related operations, said client interfaces comprising:
• a snapshot client interface (26) configured to retrieve, from a server device of the management system, a snapshot of a subset of the global state of the interconnection network;
• a subscription client interface (24) configured to receive, from the server device of the management system, an update of the global state of the interconnection network;
• a configuration client interface (23) configured to retrieve, from the server device of the management system, the configuration of the management system;
• a publication client interface (25) so that the client process (21) can publish an update of the global state of the interconnection network, said global state of the interconnection network being shared and stored by the server device of the management system.

A management system for managing an interconnection network, the interconnection network comprising:

• a server device comprising:
• a key-value associative data structure configured to store a global state of the interconnection network;
• a memory;
• a processor coupled to the memory and configured with processor-executable instructions stored on the memory to perform a pluarlity of server interfaces (3-6) related operations, said server interfaces comprising:
• a configuration server interface configured to communicate to a client, in response to a configuration request from said client to join the management system, the configuration of said management system;
• a publication server interface configured to disseminate, to a client connected to the management system, an update in the key-value associative data structure;
• a collection server interface configured to update, in response to a request for update from a client process connected to the management system, the key-value associative data structure;
• a snapshot server interface configured to communicate, in response to a request for snapshot from a client process connected to the management system, a snapshot of a subset of the global state to said client process, said global state being stored in the key-value associative data structure.

A supercomputer comprising:

• a management system for managing an interconnection network, the interconnection network comprising:
• a server device comprising:
• a key-value associative data structure configured to store a global state of the interconnection network;
• a memory;
• a processor coupled to the memory and configured with processor-executable instructions stored on the memory to perform a pluraity of server interfaces (3-6) related operations, said server interfaces comprising:
• a configuration server interface configured to communicate to a client, in response to a configuration request from said client to join the management system, the configuration of said management system;
• a publication server interface configured to disseminate, to a client connected to the management system, an update in the key-value associative data structure;
• a collection server interface configured to update, in response to a request for update from a client process connected to the management system, the key-value associative data structure;
• a snapshot server interface configured to communicate, in response to a request for snapshot from a client process connected to the management system, a snapshot of a subset of the global state to said client process, said global state being stored in the key-value associative data structure.