How do I distribute the individual pieces of the OptimalGrid code to the various compute agents?
In this first release of the OptimalGrid middleware, we are not yet using our own distribution mechanism for files. Therefore, users can choose their own method for distributing program pieces and utilities to the various compute agent machines. One promising mechanism for distributing files is the C3 cluster management tool. C3 represents a convenient way to distribute the OptimalGrid.jar file to the various compute agent machines, as well as run the ComputeAgent code to run the problem. Many other methods are possible. In a forthcoming release of OptimalGrid planned for this fall, OptimalGrid will support Open Grid Services Interface (OGSI) using Globus Toolkit V 3.0. We will also include in the OptimalGrid package a Research Nugget technology based on Open Services Gateway Initiative (OSGI) to make it easy for grid developers to distribute, update, and manage jar files, config files, and other resources required by any distributed grid application. Stay tuned to AlphaWorks for this
