Andre de Cavaignac

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February 2008 - Posts

WPF Compute Cluster Monitor Demo - Using 3D, Transparency and Styles

Here's a cool demo that Ronald Lintag and I threw together for Lab49.  The application is supposed to demo a basic GUI that shows the status of nodes and jobs on a compute cluster.  We're showing off the use of WPF 3D and styles to create a cool looking console for a sys-admin.  You can imagine how something developed off this base could turn into a real product.

This demo is a bit rough around the edges, and definately needs polish, but its still worth a look.

  • Press J to bring up the job list.
  • Use the dropdown at the bottom of the job list to add some jobs.
  • Click on job to view details about their tasks.
  • The nodes in the background vary from gray to green to red depending on their utilization

Click here to launch the application (.NET 3.5 required)

Here are a few screenshots for those of you who are not adveturous enough for the ClickOnce...

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