Dynamic Allocation of Servers in a Grid Hosting Environment

Author

Fisher, Mike ; Kubicek, Charles ; McKee, Paul ; Mitrani, Isi ; Palmer, Jennie ; Smith, Rob

Author_Institution

BT Exact, Ipswich

fYear

2004

fDate

8-8 Nov. 2004

Firstpage

421

Lastpage

426

Abstract

A grid hosting environment is described, where servers may be reconfigured dynamically from one type of work to another in response to changes in demand. The problem of carrying out these reconfigurations in the most efficient manner is addressed by means of stochastic modelling and optimization. A heuristic policy, which is close to optimal over a wide range of parameters, is introduced. A prototype system based on existing resource management software has been developed to demonstrate the concepts described

Keywords

dynamic programming; grid computing; resource allocation; dynamic programming; grid computing; grid hosting environment; heuristic policy; optimization; prototype system; reconfigurable server; resource management software; stochastic modelling; Cost function; Dynamic programming; Grid computing; Intersymbol interference; Quality of service; Resource management; Software prototyping; Stochastic processes; Streaming media; Switches; Dynamic programming; Grid computing; Heuristic policies; Optimal resource allocation; Reconfigurable servers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Grid Computing, 2004. Proceedings. Fifth IEEE/ACM International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Pittsburgh, PA

ISSN

1550-5510

Print_ISBN

0-7695-2256-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GRID.2004.24

Filename

1382861