High energy & nuclear physics

Methods: description via an IDL

Security: in the hands of the users

Resource allocation: a site can define its own policy

High-throughput computing platform for mapping many tasks to idle computers

• High-throughput computing platform for mapping many tasks to idle computers

• Since 1986!

• Major components

• A central manager manages pool(s) of [distributively owned or dedicated] computers - A CM = scheduler + coordinator
• DAGman manages user task pools
• Matchmaker schedules tasks to computers using classified ads
• Checkpointing and process migration
• No simple communications

• Parameter studies, data analysis

• Condor married Globus: Condor-G

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