Instant-Grid: Fully Automated Middleware-Deployment Using a Live-CD

  • Authors:
  • C. Boehme;T. Ehlers;J. Engelhardt;A. Felix;O. Haan;T. Kalman;B. Neumair;U. Schwardmann;D. Sommerfeld

  • Affiliations:
  • Gesellschaft fur wissenschaftliche Datenverarbeitung mbH Gottingen, Germany;Gesellschaft fur wissenschaftliche Datenverarbeitung mbH Gottingen, Germany;Gesellschaft fur wissenschaftliche Datenverarbeitung mbH Gottingen, Germany;Gesellschaft fur wissenschaftliche Datenverarbeitung mbH Gottingen, Germany;Gesellschaft fur wissenschaftliche Datenverarbeitung mbH Gottingen, Germany;Gesellschaft fur wissenschaftliche Datenverarbeitung mbH Gottingen, Germany;Gesellschaft fur wissenschaftliche Datenverarbeitung mbH Gottingen, Germany;Gesellschaft fur wissenschaftliche Datenverarbeitung mbH Gottingen, Germany;Gesellschaft fur wissenschaftliche Datenverarbeitung mbH Gottingen, Germany

  • Venue:
  • ICNS '06 Proceedings of the International conference on Networking and Services
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

Instant-Grid[8] provides an environment for demonstration, test and development of grid applications. Using a Live-CD approach, cluster configuration and deployment of grid middleware is fully automated. The default installation of Instant-Grid results in a set of ready-to-use grid functionalities, which can be accessed in a beginner-friendly way via a web portal. It also includes a number of preconfigured applications, which demonstrate the uses and benefits of the grid. One example is the generation of photo realistic images using the grid as a rendering farm.