GRID COMPUTING & GRID

SCHEDULERS

- Neeraj Shah

Definition

A Grid is a collection of different machines where in all of

them contribute any combination of resources as an entire
unit.

The basic aim of Grid Computing is to create an illusion of a

large and powerful virtual computer which is a collection of
heterogeneous systems.

Benefits

Grid Computing focuses on sharing of large scale of

resources which are virtual to us , innovative
applications and always on improving the
performance.

Systems connected in a grid can be inexpensive and

located world-wide, as opposed to High-End
computing.

Enables an application to run on a different machine,

whose existing machine may be busy.

Benefits

Aggregates the unused hard disk space of machines

connected into a large virtual data store.

Transfers resources to machines which are relatively less busy

or can also migrate partially completed jobs during unexpected
peaks in activity.

Collaborates multiple heterogeneous systems, making them to

form a large virtual computing system.

Reliability Power Failure or any other type of failure in one

location does not affect other locations.

Types of Grid

Cluster

Inter Grid

Intra Grid

Scheduling & Schedulers

A Scheduler automatically selects a suitable machine to

execute a particular job send by the Grid System.

Examples : Nimrod-G Grid Resource Broker, AppleS,

STORM, Silver Meta scheduler, ST-ORM, CONDOR-G.

Functions

Manage queue of Global jobs.

Enforce global scheduling policies.
Determine best match of global jobs to
available resources.
Reserve or allocate resources for jobs.
Translate global jobs into local jobs.
Stage data/jobs as needed.
Manage accounts as needed.
Maintain accounting records for all the
jobs and transactions

Features of SILVER
Metascheduler

Local Autonomy
Advanced Reservation Support
Complete Account Tracking
Offline validation
Scalability
User Transparency
Fault Tolerance

Conclusion

Grid as Next Generation Internet

Silver is under active development & is implemented

in active beta test in various Government and Private
Organizations.

References

The Physiology of the Grid by Ian Foster, C.Kesselman, J Nick, S.

Tuecke
http://www.gridforum.org/ogsi-wg/drafts/ogsa_draft2.9_2002-06-22.pdf
The Anatomy of Grid by Ian Foster, C. Kesselman, S. Tuecke
http://www.mcs.anl.gov/globud/research/papers/anatomy.pdf

Grid Computing 101: whats all the fuss about?

IT Professional , Volume: 6 , Issue: 2 , March-April 2004
Pages:25 33 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel5/6294/28563/01278854.pdf

Silver Design Specifications

http://www.supercluster.org/silver/specoverview.shtml#local