First steps in multiplatform grid computing

FERNÁNDEZ SLEZAK, D.; MOCSKOS, E.; TURJANSKI, P.; PANELLI, A.; SUAREZ, J. P.; SOBA, A.; PEÑA, S. ;MARSHALL, G.

San Juan, Pto Rico

Workshop; HP University Relations Latin America Grid Utility Computing Workshop; 2006

HP University Relations Latin America

Grid Computing, as an emerging technology, has evolved steadily for the last few years and has changed the way in which collaborations are established, and research is performed. As a consequence of its distributed nature, a Grid environment cannot be limited to a unique operating system or specific programming language. Clearly, there is a need for multi-platform initiatives that addresses the heterogeneity issues related to distributed resource utilization. In this paper, Globus Toolkit is presented as a useful tool for creating a Grid environment for sharing resources over different operating systems and computer architectures. This software was installed in three different operating systems. Non-documented errors were detected, analyzed, solved and reported. Different basic tests were run and the whole system was tuned. Sample web services were installed and run for testing purposes. Also, a Fractal Generation Program was developed as an example of a distributed application based on this architecture.