Title:
Introduction to the Globus Toolkit GT4
Speaker: Ms. Rachana
Ananthakrishnan, Argonne National Laboratory
Abstract:
Globus is developing fundamental technologies
needed to build Grids -- persistent environments that enable
software applications to integrate instruments, displays,
computational and information.
This tutorial is lecture-style. It provides
an overview of the basic components of Globus (core, security,
data management, execution management, information services)
from an architectural point of view. Specific use cases are
presented and discussed. We encourage questions and direction
from participants.
We will cover Grid basics - how to run a
job, how to transfer a file, how to work with Globus security,
and how to track the progress of your jobs and services.
Detailed description
Globus is developing fundamental technologies
needed to build Grids -- persistent environments that enable
software applications to integrate instruments, displays,
computational and information. This paradigm has become common
in many application communities that use distributed resources
in a coordinated manner. This is especially relevant to the
attendees who have long been on the cutting edge of this work.
Globus™s use has expanded, and this tutorial will enable
communities working in this area to find out about the latest
Globus work and walk through basic functionality.
This tutorial will contain basic introductory
material in an interactive lecture-style, consisting of an
overview of the basic components of Globus (core, security,
data management, execution management, information services)
from an architectural point of view, discussion of use cases
in the Grid, and how users and developers can contribute to
Globus. The audience for this tutorial could be quite broad,
including project management, team leaders, researchers, application
developers, and end users in the Grid space. No prior knowledge
of Globus is expected.
Outline
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Introduction to Grids and Globus
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How to use Globus to create a service
for use by my colleagues
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How to use Globus to manage who is allowed
to access my service (or
my experimental data)
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How to use Globus to ensure reliable
& secure distribution of data from my lab to my partners
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How to use Globus to run 10,000 jobs
on whatever computers I can get hold of
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How to use Globus to monitor the status
of the different resources to which I have access
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How can I contribute to Globus?
About the Speaker
Rachana is a Senior Software Developer and Technology Coordinator
at Argonne National Laboratory. Rachana has been with the
Globus group for the last five years, working on various aspects
of the Globus Toolkit. Her primary area of focus is Grid Security
and leads the design and developments efforts on security
components of the toolkit.
She started working on distributed computing
as a Research Assistant at the Extreme Computing Lab at Indiana
University, where she completed her Masters in Computer Science
in 2002
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