Introduction to Grid Computing

by Magoules; Frederic

• ISBN13: 9781420074062
• ISBN10: 1420074067
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-03-27
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

Poised to follow in the footsteps of the Internet, grid computing is on the verge of becoming more robust and accessible to the public in the near future. Focusing on this novel, yet already powerful, technology, Introduction to Grid Computingexplores state-of-the-art grid projects, core grid technologies, and applications of the grid.After comparing the grid with other distributed systems, the book covers two important aspects of a grid system: scheduling of jobs and resource discovery and monitoring in grid. It then discusses existing and emerging security technologies, such as WS-Security and OGSA security, as well as the functions of grid middleware at a conceptual level. The authors also describe famous grid projects, demonstrate the pricing of European options through the use of the Monte Carlo method on grids, and highlight different parallelization possibilities on the grid.Taking a tutorial approach, this concise book provides a complete introduction to thecomponents of the grid architecture and applications of grid computing. It expertly shows how grid computing can be used in various areas, from computational mechanics to risk management in financial institutions.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Grid Computing

Introduction Grid versus Other Distributed

Systems Motivations for Using Grid Grid

Architecture: Basic Concepts Some

Standards for Grid Quick Overview of Grid Projects

Data Management Introduction Data Management

Requirements Functionalities of Data Management

Metadata Service in Grid Replication Effective

Data Transfer Grid Scheduling and Information

Services Introduction Job Mapping and Scheduling

Service Monitoring and Discovery Grid Workflow

Fault Tolerance in Grids Security in Grid Computing

Introduction Trust and Security in a Grid Environment

Getting Started with GSI Grid Middleware Overview of Grid Middleware

Services in Grid Middleware Grid Middleware Architectural

Overview of Grid Projects Introduction of Grid Projects

Security in Grid Projects Data Management in Grid Projects

Information Services in Grid Projects Job Scheduling in Grid Projects

Grid Applications Monte Carlo Method Introduction

Fundamentals of Monte Carlo Method Deploying

Monte Carlo Method on Computational Grids

Application to Options Pricing in Computational Finance

Application to Nuclear Reactors in Computational Mechanics

Partial Differential Equations Introduction Deploying

PDEs on Computational Grids Application to Options

Pricing in Computational Finance

Appendix A: Globus Overview of Globus Toolkit 4 Installation of Globus

GT4 Configuration Main Components and Programming Model

Using Globus

Appendix B: gLite Introduction Internal

Workings of gLite Logging and Bookkeeping (LB)

Security Mechanism Using gLite

Appendix C: Advanced Installation of gLite Installation Overview

Internal Workings of gLite Logging and Bookkeeping Server

Security Mechanism I/O VOMS Server and Administration Tools

Glossary

Index

References appear at the end of each chapter

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