Grid Computing
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Introduction to Grid Computing
Learn grid computing basics Understand architectural considerations Create and demonstrate a grid environment
Bart Jacob Michael Brown Kentaro Fukui Nihar Trivedi
ibm.com/redbooks
International Technical Support Organization Introduction to Grid Computing December 2005
SG24-6778-00
Note: Before using this information, read the information in “Notices” on page ix.
First Edition (December 2005)
© Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2005. All rights reserved. Note to U.S. Government Users Restricted Rights -- Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp.
Contents
Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi The team that wrote this redbook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Become a published author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii Comments welcome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii Part 1. Grid fundamentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter 1. What grid Computing is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Chapter 2. Benefits of grid computing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2.1 Exploiting under utilized resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2.2 Parallel CPU capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2.3 Virtual resources and virtual organizations for collaboration . .
Introduction to Grid Computing
Learn grid computing basics Understand architectural considerations Create and demonstrate a grid environment
Bart Jacob Michael Brown Kentaro Fukui Nihar Trivedi
ibm.com/redbooks
International Technical Support Organization Introduction to Grid Computing December 2005
SG24-6778-00
Note: Before using this information, read the information in “Notices” on page ix.
First Edition (December 2005)
© Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2005. All rights reserved. Note to U.S. Government Users Restricted Rights -- Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp.
Contents
Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi The team that wrote this redbook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Become a published author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii Comments welcome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii Part 1. Grid fundamentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter 1. What grid Computing is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Chapter 2. Benefits of grid computing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2.1 Exploiting under utilized resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2.2 Parallel CPU capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2.3 Virtual resources and virtual organizations for collaboration . .