Grid computing in research and education / [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).

High performance computing.

Electronic data processing--Distributed processing.

Electronic data processing.

Education--Data processing.

Education.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 150 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[S.l.] : IBM, International Technical Support Organization, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Front cover

Contents

Figures

Tables

Notices

Trademarks

Preface

The team that wrote this redbook

Become a published author

Comments welcome

Part 1 Introduction

Chapter 1. Introduction to grid concepts

1.1 Beginning of the grid concept

1.1.1 Research and education on grid context

1.2 Applicability

1.2.1 Why use grids in research and education?

1.2.2 Leveraging research activities with grids

1.2.3 Leveraging educational activities with grids

1.3 What will the future bring?

1.3.1 What exists today

1.3.2 What is the potential for grids

1.3.3 What is likely to happen

Chapter 2. How to implement a grid

2.1 Introduction

2.1.1 The main difficulties

2.1.2 Approaches

2.2 Basic requirements

2.2.1 Hardware requirements

2.2.2 Software requirements

2.2.3 Human-resource requirements

2.3 Setting up grid environments

2.3.1 Defining the architecture

2.3.2 Hardware setup

2.3.3 Software setup

2.4 Setting up grid applications

2.4.1 Deploying an application

2.4.2 Making application data available

2.5 Maintaining grids

2.5.1 Grid platform administration tasks

2.5.2 Grid application administration tasks

Part 2 Grid by examples

Chapter 3. Introducing the examples

3.1 What you will find in these chapters

Chapter 4. Scientific simulation

4.1 Introduction

4.1.1 Business context

4.1.2 Business needs

4.2 Case analysis

4.2.1 Requirements

4.2.2 Use-cases

4.3 Case design

4.3.1 Component model diagram

4.3.2 Component model description

4.3.3 Architectural decisions and product selection

4.4 Implementation

4.5 Conclusion

Chapter 5. Medical images

5.1 Introduction

5.1.1 Business context

5.1.2 Business needs

5.2 Case analysis

5.2.1 Requirements

5.2.2 Use-cases

5.3 Case design.

5.3.1 Component model diagram

5.3.2 Component model description

5.3.3 Architectural decisions and product selection

5.4 Implementation

5.5 Conclusion

Chapter 6. Computer-Aided Drug Discovery

6.1 Introduction

6.1.1 Business context

6.1.2 Business needs

6.2 Case analysis

6.2.1 Requirements

6.2.2 Use-cases

6.3 Case design

6.3.1 Component model diagram

6.3.2 Component model description

6.3.3 Architectural decisions and product selection

6.4 Implementation

6.5 Conclusion

Chapter 7. Big Science

7.1 Introduction

7.1.1 Business context

7.1.2 Business needs

7.2 Case analysis

7.2.1 Requirements

7.2.2 Use-cases

7.3 Case design

7.3.1 Component model diagram

7.3.2 Component model description

7.3.3 Architectural decisions and product selection

7.4 Implementation

7.5 Conclusion

Chapter 8. e-Learning

8.1 Introduction

8.1.1 Business context

8.1.2 Business needs

8.2 Case analysis

8.2.1 Requirements

8.2.2 Use-cases

8.3 Case design

8.3.1 Component model diagram

8.3.2 Component model description

8.3.3 Architectural decisions and product selection

8.4 Implementation

8.5 Conclusion

Chapter 9. Visualization

9.1 Introduction

9.1.1 Business context

9.1.2 Business needs

9.2 Case analysis

9.2.1 Requirements

9.2.2 Use-cases

9.3 Case design

9.3.1 Component model diagram

9.3.2 Component model description

9.3.3 Architectural decisions and product selection

9.4 Implementation

9.5 Conclusion

Chapter 10. Microprocessor design

10.1 Introduction

10.1.1 Business context

10.1.2 Business needs

10.2 Case analysis

10.2.1 Requirements

10.2.2 Use-cases

10.3 Case design

10.3.1 Component model diagram

10.3.2 Component model description

10.3.3 Architectural decisions and product selection.

10.4 Implementation

10.5 Conclusion

Part 3 Appendixes

Appendix A. TeraGrid

Introduction

Organization

Beneficiaries

How to join

Appendix B. Research oriented grid

Business requirements

High level design

Products used

Conclusion

Glossary

Related publications

IBM Redbooks

Other publications

Online resources

How to get IBM Redbooks

Help from IBM

Index

Back cover.

Notes:

"April 2005."

"SG24-6649-00."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC:

137342184