Collaborative Research: Resource and Data Management for Virtualized End-Resources in Computational Grids

这是西北大学和佛罗里达大学的一项合作提案，旨在解决与动态虚拟机(VM)管理相关的关键研究挑战，并将这些机制与现有的网格中间件技术相结合。该项目将开发新的解决方案，以解决可动态创建的分布式虚拟终端资源的资源管理，用于按需传输代表整个状态的数据以创建动态VM实例的映像管理，以及用于在网格上分离的计算和数据服务器之间按需传输用户和应用数据的数据管理。该项目生成的软件将用于实现目前用于支持纳米技术、电子CAD、计算机体系结构和并行编程方面的模拟需求的下一代网络计算中心。该项目解决了允许管理虚拟机器中间件动态实例的关键研究挑战，并将产生解决方案，形成基于虚拟终端资源的网格计算的信息处理基础。特别是，该项目产生的软件将用于实施目前用于支持纳米技术、电子CAD、计算机体系结构和并行编程方面的模拟需求的下一代网络计算中心。

This is a Collaborative Proposal between Northwestern University and University of Florida which addresses the key research challenges associated with management of dynamic Virtual Machines (VM) and interfacing these mechanisms with existing grid middleware techniques. The project will develop novel solutions that will address- resource management for distributed virtualized end-resources that can be created dynamically,- image management for the on-demand transfer of data representing the entire state to create a dynamic VM instance, and- data management for the on-demand transfer of user and application data between decoupled compute and data servers on the grid.The proposed approach will lead to middleware solutions that will form an information processing foundation for grid computing. The software generated in this project will be sued to implement the next generation of network computing hubs currently being used to support simulation needs in nanotechnology, electronics CAD, computer architecture and parallel programming.The project addresses key research challenges to allow the management of dynamic instances of virtual machine middleware and will lead to solutions that will form an information processing foundation for grid computing on virtualized end-resources. In particular, the software generated in this project will be used to implement the next generation of network computing hubs currently being used to support simulation needs in nanotechnology, electronics CAD, computer architecture and parallel programming.