Execution Management of Scientific Models on Computational Grids
Alexandre Vassalo (LNCC - National Laboratory for Scientific Computing)Cristiane Oliveira (LNCC - National Laboratory for Scientific Computing)
Carla Osthoff (LNCC - National Laboratory for Scientific Computing)
Halisson Brito (COPPE/UFRJ - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro)
Julia Strauch (ENCE/IBGE - National School of Statistical Sciences)
Jano Souza (COPPE/UFRJ - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro)
Abstract:
This paper presents ModRunner, a scientific models execution manager running on a Grid platform. ModRunner is part of MODENA environment. Besides model execution, MODENA also deals with knowledge management about scientific models. It also works as a models library allowing for cataloguing, searching, reusing and generating scientific models. ModRunner is a simple and effective Grid Computing access system that eases the management of the execution of independent tasks on the Grid. In this paper, we present ModRunner running over the Grid Computing middleware MyGrid. As a case study we have been using ModRunner to schedule, submit and manage tasks for the execution of Population Dynamics models.
Keywords:
Transaction and workflow management in Grids
