Transcript Comparison of Grid Middleware in European Grid Projects

Comparison of Grid Middleware in
European Grid Projects
Jarek Nabrzyski, Ariel Oleksiak
Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center
{naber,ariel}@man.poznan.pl
Jarek Nabrzyski, Ariel Oleksiak
Motivations (1)
Standards and interoperability required in the
process of new technology development and
deployment
Integration of research helps to achieve a common
goal
Identification of research gaps and challenges
Determining trends, directions and predicting the
future of particular grid projects
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Motivations (2)
Financial benefits
Concordance with EU FP6 recommendations
Coordination of research
Integrated projects - objective driven
Targeted research projects - address specific
issues
Common effort of GRIDLAB and GRIDSTART
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Grid projects
20+ projects in Europe
Activities clustered in the framework of GridStart project
Other EU funded initiatives (IST 8 Call)
Main US projects
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GridStart projects
AVO: Astrophysical Virtual Observatory
CrossGrid: Large-scale Grid-enabled Simulations
DAMIEN: Distributed Applications and Middleware for
Industrial use of European Networks
DataGrid: Next Generation Scientific Exploration
DataTag: Research & Technological development for a
TransAtlantic Grid
EGSO: European Grid of Solar Observations
EuroGrid: European Testbed for GRID Applications
GRIA: Grid Resources for Industrial Applications
GridLab: Grid Application Toolkit and Testbed
GRIP: GRid Interoperability Project
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Other EU projects
FLOWGRID: Flow-Simulations on-demand using Grid-computing
OpenMolGrid: Open Computing Grid for Molecular Science &
Engineering
GRACE: Grid Search & Categorization Engine
COG: Corporate Ontology Grid
MOSES: Modular & Scalable Environment for Semantic Web
BioGrid: Bio-technology Information & Knowledge Grid
GEMSS: Grid-enabled Medical Simulation Services
SeLeNe: Self e-Learning Networks
MammoGrid: European federated mammogram database
implemented on Grids
GrEEn: Grid for Earth Observation & Environment
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The main US projects
GrADS: Grid Analysis and Display System
GriPhyN: Grid Physics Network
IPG: Information Power Grid
iVDGL: International Virtual Data Grid Laboratory
PPDG: Particle Physics Data Grid
TeraGrid: Effort to build the world's largest,
fastest, distributed infrastructure for open
scientific research
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Structure of comparison
General
goals & priorities
Architecture & Layers
Areas of Grid computing
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Areas of Grid computing
Applications
Application Environment and Tools
Resource Management
Information
Monitoring & Performance
Logging
Data Management
Security
Accounting
Portals & Mobile Access
Testbeds and Network Infrastructure
Dissemination
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Uniform description
Problems
Various points of view
Different component structure for particular projects
Projects focus on other aspects
Solution:
The important issues in all areas are identified
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How to get project details?
Templates
Structure
Partially filled in templates will be sent to
participants of all projects clustered within
GridStart
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General Comparison (1)
Projects
Objectives
Priorities
Low Level
Middleware
AVO
Combination of astronomical
databases and processing capabilities
in a virtual observatory
Application
CrossGrid
Techniques for large-scale gridenabled real-time simulations and
visualizations
Middleware,
Application,
Infrastructure
DAMIEN
Essential software supporting the
GRID infrastructure
Middleware
DataGrid
Techniques supporting the processing
and data-storage requirements of
next generation scientific research
Middleware,
Application,
Infrastructure
Globus
DataTag
Techniques to support reliable and
high-speed collaboration across widely
distributed networks
Infrastructure
Globus
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Globus
General Comparison (2)
Projects
Objectives
Priorities
Low Level
Middleware
EGSO
Foundations of a virtual solar
observatory
Application
EuroGrid
Core GRID software components
Application,
Middleware,
Infrastructure
GRIA
Business models and processes for
offering and using computational
services securely and cost-effectively
in an open GRID marketplace
Middleware,
Application
GridLab
Software able fully to exploit dynamic
resources
Middleware,
Application,
Infrastructure
Globus
GRIP
Interoperability of Globus and
UNICORE
Middleware,
Application,
Infrastructure
Globus
UNICORE
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UNICORE
Expected results
Overlapping issues
Alternative solutions
Projects groups
Thematic, objective...
Recommendations for possible collaborations between
particular projects
Trends
Challenges
Future of projects
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Summary
Further steps
Gathering information from projects' members
Comparison
Analysis
Invitation to discussion
Planned deadline: beginning of February 2003
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