Using Snapshot Streams to Support Visual Exploration
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The non-determinism, complexity, and size of distributed software systems present signi cant di culties for designers and maintainers. Visualization can help alleviate these di culties through interactive exploratory tools that allow both novice and experienced users to investigate a distributed computation using a common tool set. Essential to the success of a visual exploration tool is the ability to provide accurate representations of global states. This paper is concerned with the use of snapshots in support of interactive visual exploration of distributed computations. The nature of the visualization process requires snapshots that (1) are consecutive, thus facilitating smooth animation of state changes, (2) vary in content and scope in response to changes in the viewer's interests, and (3) can be generated on demand with minimal impact on long-lived computations that may be monitored only occasionally. The paper describes a monitoring approach that satis es these requirements and several algorithmic variations. A distributed ray tracer serves as an example.
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