Computer Science – Distributed – Parallel – and Cluster Computing
Scientific paper
2003-02-06
Computer Science
Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing
Technical Report, Grid Computing and Distributed Systems Lab, Dept. of Computer Science and Software Engineering, The Universi
Scientific paper
Computational Grids are emerging as a platform for next-generation parallel and distributed computing. Large-scale parametric studies and parameter sweep applications find a natural place in the Grid?s distribution model. There is little or no communication between jobs. The task of parallelizing and distributing existing applications is conceptually trivial. These properties of parametric studies make it an ideal place to start developing integrated development environments (IDEs) for rapidly Grid-enabling applications. However, the availability of IDEs for scientists to Grid-enable their applications, without the need of developing them as parallel applications explicitly, is still lacking. This paper presents a Java based IDE called Visual Parametric Tool (VPT), developed as part of the Gridbus project, for rapid creation of parameter sweep (data parallel/SPMD) applications. It supports automatic creation of parameter script and parameterisation of the input data files, which is compatible with the Nimrod-G parameter specification language. The usefulness of VPT is demonstrated by a case study on composition of molecular docking application as a parameter sweep application. Such applications can be deployed on clusters using the Nimrod/enFuzion system and on global Grids using the Nimrod-G grid resource broker.
Branson Kim
Burq Shoib
Buyya Rajkumar
Melnikoff Steve
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