startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
this.masterServer = RPC.getServer(this, host, port, conf);
infoPort = conf.getInt("bsp.http.infoserver.port", 40013);
infoServer = new HttpServer("bspmaster", host, infoPort, true, conf);
infoServer.setAttribute("bsp.master", this);
// starting webserver
infoServer.start();