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Welcome to The Grid: Core Technologies

Table of Contents

Section	Name	Page
	Preface	xvii
	Acknowledgements	xxi
	About the Authors	xxiii
	List of Abbrevations	xxv

1	An Introduction to the Grid	1
1.1	Introduction	1
1.2	Characterization of the Grid	1
1.3	Grid-Related Standards Bodies	4
1.4	The Architecture of the Grid	5
	References	6

2	OGSA and WSRF	11
2.1	Introduction	12
2.2	Traditional Paradigms for Distributed Computing	13
2.3	Web Services	21
2.4	OGSA	34
2.5	The Globus Toolkit 3 (GT3)	40
2.6	OGSA-DAI	53
2.7	WSRF	60
2.8	Chapter Summary	70
2.9	Further Reading and Testing	72
	References	73

3	The Semantic Grid and Autonomic Computing	77
	Chapter Outline	77
3.1	Introduction	78
3.2	Metadata and Ontology in the Semantic Web	79
3.3	Semantic Web Services	88
3.4	A Layered Structure of the Semantic Grid	91
3.5	Semantic Grid Activities	92
3.6	Autonomic Computing	108
3.7	Chapter Summary	115
3.8	Further Reading and Testing	116
	References	117

4	Grid Security	123
4.1	Introduction	123
4.2	A Brief Security Primer	124
4.3	Cryptography	127
4.4	Grid Security	134
4.5	Putting it all Together	140
4.6	Possible Vulnerabilities	148
4.7	Summary	151
	Acknowledgements	151
	Further Reading	151
	References	152

5	Grid Monitoring	153
5.1	Introduction	153
5.2	Grid Monitoring Architecture (GMA)	154
5.3	Review Criteria	161
5.4	An Overview of Grid Monitoring Systems	164
5.5	Other Monitoring Systems	218
5.6	Summary	225
5.7	Chapter Summary	233
5.8	Further Reading and Testing	236
	Key Points	236
	References	237

6	Grid Scheduling and Resource Management	243
	Learning Objectives	243
	Chapter Outline	243
6.1	Introduction	244
6.2	Scheduling Paradigms	245
6.3	How Scheduling Works?	248
6.4	A Review of Condor, SGE, PBS and LSF	254
6.5	Grid Scheduling with QoS	290
6.6	Chapter Summary	297
6.7	Further Reading and Testing	298
	Key Points	298
	References	299

7	Workflow Management for the Grid	301
	Learning Objectives	301
	Chapter Outline	301
7.1	Introduction	302
7.2	The Workflow Management Coalition	303
7.3	Web Services–Oriented Flow Languages	310
7.4	Grid Services–Oriented Flow Languages	318
7.5	Workflow Management for the Grid	323
7.6	Chapter Summary	330
7.7	Further Reading and Testing	331
	Key Points	332
	References	332

8	Grid Portals	335
	Learning Outcomes	335
	Chapter Outline	335
8.1	Introduction	336
8.2	First-Generation Grid Portals	337
8.3	Second-Generation Grid Portals	350
8.4	Chapter Summary	372
8.5	Further Reading and Testing	373
	Key Points	373
	References	374

9	Grid Applications – Case Studies	379
	Learning Objectives	379
	Chapter Outline	379
9.1	Introduction	380
9.2	GT3 Use Cases	380
9.3	OGSA-DAI Use Cases	387
9.4	Resource Management Case Studies	388
9.5	Grid Portal Use Cases	390
9.6	Workflow Management – Discovery Net Use Cases	391
9.7	Semantic Grid – myGrid Use Case	394
9.8	Autonomic Computing – AutoMate Use Case	395
9.9	Conclusions	397

	References	398

	Glossary	401

	Index	419

Welcome to The Grid: Core Technologies

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