Introduction to grid computing with Globus / Luis Ferreira ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ferreira, Luis.

International Business Machines Corporation. International Technical Support Organization.

Series:

IBM redbooks.

IBM redbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computational grids (Computer systems).

Globus (Electronic resource).

Physical Description:

xxii, 268 p. : ill.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

San Jose, CA : IBM Corp., International Technical Support Organization, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Front cover

Contents

Figures

Tables

Notices

Trademarks

Preface

The team that wrote this redbook

Acknowledgements

Become a published author

Comments welcome

Part 1 Fundamentals

Chapter 1. Grid computing

1.1 What grid computing can do

1.1.1 Exploiting underutilized resources

1.1.2 Parallel CPU capacity

1.1.3 Applications

1.1.4 Virtual resources and virtual organizations for collaboration

1.1.5 Access to additional resources

1.1.6 Resource balancing

1.1.7 Reliability

1.1.8 Management

1.2 Grid concepts and components

1.2.1 Types of resources

1.2.2 Jobs and applications

1.2.3 Scheduling, reservation, and scavenging

1.2.4 Intragrid to intergrid

1.3 Grid construction

1.3.1 Deployment planning

1.3.2 Grid software components

1.4 Using a grid: A user's perspective

1.4.1 Enrolling and installing grid software

1.4.2 Logging onto the grid

1.4.3 Queries and submitting jobs

1.4.4 Data configuration

1.4.5 Monitoring progress and recovery

1.4.6 Reserving resources

1.5 Using a grid: An administrator's perspective

1.5.1 Planning

1.5.2 Installation

1.5.3 Managing enrollment of donors and users

1.5.4 Certificate authority

1.5.5 Resource management

1.5.6 Data sharing

1.6 Using a grid: An application developer's perspective

1.7 The present and the future

1.8 What the grid cannot do

Part 2 Architecture

Chapter 2. Application considerations

2.1 Application considerations

2.1.1 CPU considerations

2.1.2 Data considerations

Chapter 3. Security

3.1 Introduction to grid security

3.1.1 Security fundamentals

3.1.2 Important grid security terms

3.1.3 Symmetric key encryption

3.1.4 Asymmetric key encryption

3.1.5 The Certificate Authority

3.1.6 Digital certificates

3.2 Grid security infrastructure.

3.2.1 Getting access to the grid

3.2.2 Grid security communication

3.2.3 Grid security step-by-step

3.3 Grid infrastructure security

3.3.1 Physical security

3.3.2 Operating system security

3.3.3 Grid and firewalls

3.3.4 Host intrusion detection

3.4 Grid security policies and procedures

3.4.1 Certificate Authority

3.4.2 Security controls review

3.5 Potential security risks

3.5.1 PKI vulnerabilities

3.5.2 Grid server vulnerabilities

Chapter 4. Design

4.1 Building a grid architecture

4.1.1 Solution objectives

4.2 Grid architecture models

4.2.1 Computational grid

4.2.2 Data grid

4.3 Grid topologies

4.3.1 Intragrid

4.3.2 Extragrid

4.3.3 Intergrid

4.3.4 E-utilities

4.4 Phases and activities

4.4.1 Basic methodology

4.4.2 Recommended steps

4.5 A conceptual architecture

4.5.1 Infrastructure

4.5.2 Conceptual components

Part 3 Products

Chapter 5. Grid software

5.1 Grid computing products overview

5.2 IBM Grid Toolbox (Globus)

5.3 Avaki

5.4 DataSynapse

5.5 Entropia

5.6 Platform Computing

5.7 United Devices

Chapter 6. Additional components

6.1 Schedulers

6.1.1 Condor

6.1.2 LoadLeveler

6.1.3 PBS

6.2 Data sharing

6.2.1 Federated databases

6.2.2 Distributed file systems

6.3 Security

6.4 Directory service

6.5 License management

6.6 Development tools

Part 4 Globus Toolkit

Chapter 7. Components

7.1 Three pyramids

7.1.1 Open standards

7.2 Components of Globus Toolkit

7.2.1 Grid Security Infrastructure (GSI)

7.2.2 Grid Resource Allocation Manager (GRAM)

7.2.3 Monitoring and Discovery Service (MDS)

7.2.4 GridFTP

7.2.5 API and software developer's kit

Chapter 8. Installation and setup

8.1 How to obtain Globus Toolkit

8.2 Bundles and Grid Packaging Technology (GPT).

8.2.1 Source bundles

8.2.2 Binary bundles

8.2.3 Additional bundles

8.3 Grid environment

8.4 Installation

8.4.1 Installation of GPT

8.4.2 Installation of bundles

8.4.3 Uninstallation

8.5 Setting up the grid environment

8.5.1 Certificate Authority setup

8.5.2 Services setup

8.5.3 Adding a new grid server

8.6 Additional configurations

8.6.1 GRAM

8.6.2 MDS

8.7 Client interface

8.7.1 Client interface for GRAM

8.7.2 Client interface for MDS (GRIS and GIIS)

8.7.3 Client interfaces for GridFTP

Chapter 9. Demo: Grid setup

9.1 Required software

9.2 Setting up the environment

9.2.1 Naming and addressing planning

9.2.2 Install Linux

9.2.3 Installing Network Time Protocol (NTP)

9.2.4 Set up other global items on each machine

9.2.5 Installing the GPT

9.2.6 Installing a Globus server bundle

9.2.7 Installing a Globus client bundle

9.2.8 Installing the Globus Simple Certificate Authority

9.2.9 Requesting and signing gatekeeper certificates for servers

9.2.10 Requesting and signing user certificates

9.2.11 Setting up the gatekeepers

9.3 Setting up MDS

9.3.1 Setting up the GIIS and GRIS on the alpha machine

9.3.2 Setting up the GRIS on beta, gamma, and delta

9.3.3 Start the MDS on all of the servers

9.3.4 Setting up the MDS client zeta

9.3.5 Setting up a secure MDS

9.4 Checking the installation

Chapter 10. Demo: Application

10.1 Video conversion application overview

10.2 Pre-installation

10.3 Installation

10.3.1 Install Globus Toolkit

10.3.2 Install capture software

10.3.3 Test capture machine

10.3.4 Install video conversion packages

10.3.5 Install VideoCD creation software

10.4 Setup

10.4.1 Video capture setup

10.4.2 Video conversion setup

10.4.3 VideoCD creation setup

10.4.4 Main script setup

10.5 Operation.

10.6 Improvements

Part 5 Examples

Chapter 11. Grid examples

11.1 Five examples

11.2 Digital cancer imaging

11.2.1 Needs

11.2.2 Solution

11.3 Spreadsheet

11.3.1 Needs

11.3.2 Solution

11.4 ZetaGrid

11.4.1 Needs

11.4.2 Solution

11.5 Simulation

11.5.1 Needs

11.5.2 Solution

11.6 Entertainment

11.6.1 Needs

11.6.2 Solution

Part 6 OGSA

Chapter 12. Open Grid Services Architecture

12.1 Overview and directions

12.2 Motivations for OGSA

12.2.1 Today's focus

12.3 Basis for OGSA

12.3.1 The Globus Toolkit

12.3.2 Web Services

12.3.3 Grid security

12.4 OGSA in detail

12.4.1 Needs in a grid process

12.4.2 Conclusions

Part 7 Appendixes

Glossary

Related publications

IBM Redbooks

Other resources

Referenced Web sites

How to get IBM Redbooks

IBM Redbooks collections

Index

Back cover.

Notes:

"September 2003."

"SG24-6895-01."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC:

64550218