LightweightGridClient`
LightweightGridClient`

RemoteServicesKernel

RemoteServicesKernel[properties]

contains a list of properties about a currently open Lightweight Grid kernel.

Details and Options

  • RemoteServicesKernel is returned by RemoteKernelInformation.
  • RemoteServicesKernel expressions have the form RemoteServicesKernel[{properties}]. The following properties are available:
  • "Link"LinkObject returned by RemoteKernelOpen
    "Linkname"name of the link
    "Agent"URL of the Lightweight Grid manager managing the kernel
    "Service"name of the service used to open the kernel
    "LocalLinkMode"value of the LocalLinkMode option used when opening the kernel
    "PID"process ID of the kernel process on the remote host
    "Protocol"protocol of the MathLink connection, typically "TCPIP"
    "State"state of the kernel as one of the following strings: "Available"kernel is launched and listening for a connection "Connected"kernel is connected and possibly idle "ConnectedBusy"kernel is busy evaluating an expression "Disconnected"kernel is no longer connected and will soon disappear "Dead"kernel is no longer in service
    "Progress"measure of progress in the current evaluation, where n is between 0.0 and 1.0, and is only meaningful if "State" is "ConnectedBusy"
    "Version"value of $Version on the remote kernel
    "VersionNumber"value of $VersionNumber on the remote kernel, converted to a string
    "LaunchDate"date and time the kernel was launched in the format used by DateList

Examples

Basic Examples  (1)

Open a kernel on the computer "octet" and get its information:

List its properties: