Integration of NetSolve with Globus-based grids

Author

Brzezniak, Maciej ; Makiela, Tomasz ; Meyer, Norbert

Author_Institution

Poznan Supercomput. & Networking Centre, Poland

fYear

2004

fDate

8 Nov. 2004

Firstpage

449

Lastpage

455

Abstract

The paper describes the techniques for integrating NetSolve, a client-server system for solving complex scientific problems, with the Globus-based grid environments. The integration includes applying the Globus identification and authorisation techniques to the NetSolve modules and adapting the communication and computation control mechanism in NetSolve to operate in the Globus-based grids. The control communication in NetSolve is modified to use the Globus-IO. Large input and output data are transmitted through the grid FTP protocol. Computations on the remote resources are run through Globus GRAM services. The paper presents the idea and technical details of the integration. It discusses advantages and disadvantages of the modified system in comparison to the original NetSolve and provides preliminary experimental results.

Keywords

authorisation; client-server systems; grid computing; natural sciences computing; open systems; GRAM services; Globus-based grid environment; Grid FTP protocol; NetSolve integration; authorisation; client-server system; complex scientific problems; computation control mechanism; Authentication; Authorization; Client-server systems; Communication system control; Grid computing; Laboratories; Lighting control; Portals; Production systems; Protocols;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

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

ISSN

1550-5510

Print_ISBN

0-7695-2256-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GRID.2004.41

Filename

1382865