Combining Cloud, Grid and Volunteer computing

From Gridkaschool
Jump to navigationJump to search
The printable version is no longer supported and may have rendering errors. Please update your browser bookmarks and please use the default browser print function instead.

Important information

  • For this tutorial a personal notebook is recommended.
  • Java (at least 1.6) should be installed on your laptop.
  • if you plan to attend this tutorial, please create an "XtremWeb-CH" account on this page [1] and send an Email to nabil.abdennadher@hesge.ch to validate your account.

Part 1: The XtremWeb-CH Volunteer Computing Platform

  • To install an XWCH worker on your machine click here [2]
  • To download the BROADCAST application, click here [3]. The Java API is in the same .zip file
  • Java API documentation is here [4]

Part 2: Venus-C : HPC in Cloud

  • Azure at a glance
  • Venus-C at a glance
  • Deploying a Hello World application on Venus-C[5]. 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. Click here to download and test the deployment of XWCH workers on Azure
  • Deploying XWCH workers on Amazon. Click here to download and test the deployment of XWCH workers on Azure