Combining Cloud, Grid and Volunteer computing

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Prerequisites

  • For this tutorial a personal notebook is recommended.
  • Java (at least 1.6) should be installed on your laptop.

Part 1: The XtremWeb-CH Volunteer Computing Platform

  • To install an XWCH worker on your machine click here [1]
  • To download the BROADCAST application, click here [2]. The Java API is in the same .zip file
  • Java API documentation is here [3]

Part 2: Venus-C : HPC in Cloud

  • Azure at a glance
  • Venus-C at a glance
  • Deploying a Hello World application on Venus-C[4]. We assume here that the Generic Worker is already deployed via Azure portal
  • Deploying a Hello World application on Venus-C. The application deploys the Venus-C Generic Worker before submitting the jobs.

Part 3: Combining XWCH with Azure and Amazon

  • Deploying XWCH workers on Azure
  • Deploying XWCH workers on Amazon