Seminar Grid Computing 05

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Seminar Grid Computing 05

• Hui Li
• Sep 19, 2005

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Overview

• Brief Introduction
• Presentations
• Projects
• Remarks

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Grid Definition

• a Grid is "a set of information resources
  (computers, databases, networks, instruments,
  etc.) that are integrated to provide users with
  tools and applications that treat those resources
  as components within a 'virtual' system". Grid
  software solutions provide the underlying
  mechanisms necessary to create such systems,
  including authentication and authorization,
  resource discovery, resource management,
  communications, and information services, etc.
• Keywords Virtualization, Middleware

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Historically Speaking
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Why ?

• Why Grids?
• Think beyond only information
• Next step in networked computing
• Why now?
• CPU, storage, networking
• Academic, Commercial, Governmental, Personal
• funding

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Futuristically Speaking

• Post Internet
• Grid Computing, Ubiquitous Computing, Personal
  Computing
• 10 bn (IDG)?

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Grid Checklist

• Coordinates resources that are not subject to
  centralized control
• Using standard, open, general-purpose protocols
  and interfaces
• To deliver nontrivial qualities of service
  (Performance)
• Security is a serious concern

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The Evolution of Grid Software (Globus)
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State of the Art and BeyondService Oriented
Architecture (SOA)
User Application
User Application
User Application
Tool
Reliable File Transfer
Tool
Uniform interfaces, security mechanisms, Web
service transport, monitoring
MDS-Index
MyProxy
DAIS
GRAM
GridFTP
Database
Specialized resource
Computers
Storage
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The Evolution of the Grid Seminar

• 2001 - first seminar, pp structure, parallel
  applications
• 2003 - continuation
• 2004 - pp structure, system centric - LUCGrid
• 2005 - pp structure, development research
• Goal Group learning, interaction discussion, R
  D

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Presentations

• 3 or 4 presentations each class
• 30 minutes per presentation
• 20-25 minutes talk, 5-10 minutes discussion
• Participation and discussion are highly promoted,
  and they will be counted in grading (15)
• Non-trivial questions

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Topics at a Glance
Applications
Data Management
Resource Management
Information Services
Security
Architecture
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Presentation Topics

• Resource Management
• Superscheduling and Resource Brokering
• Workload and Resource Management Systems
• State Estimation and Performance Predictions
• Fabric and Local Resource Management

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Presentation Topics (Contd)

• Information Services
• Grid Information Services and Systems
• Information Retrieval, Dissemination, and Search
• Cluster Resource Monitoring
• Network Measurement and Monitoring

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Presentation Topics (contd)

• Security
• Authentication and GSI
• Authorization and Virtual Organizations
• WS-Security
• Firewall Issues

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Presentation Topics (contd)

• Data Management
• Data Transport and Access
• Data Storage and Replica Management
• High Performance Networking

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Presentation Topics (contd)

• Architecture
• Open Grid Services Architecture (OGSA)
• Web Services and WSRF
• P2P and Grid

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Presentation Topics (contd)

• Applications
• Grids and Application Scenarios
• Common Runtime
• Programming Environments
• Grid Portals

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Break
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Projects

• Deployment and Maintenance
• Development/Software
• Research

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Project 1

• Maintaining and Extending the LUCGrid (deployment)

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Project 2

• Search in Grid Spaces (research)
• A web-based search interface deployed in J2EE
  application server (software)

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Project 3

• Web Service Interfaces for Dynamic Information
  Publishing (software)

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Project 4

• Storage Resource Broker

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Project 5

• Applications
• HIRLAM A Parallel Weather Forecasting Model
• Programming GT4 Java WS core in a LAN environment.

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Project 6

• Security (NIKHEF)

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