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MetaComputing -- the Informal Supercomputer

Distributed Computing.

The Challenge.

Understanding the Functionality of a Metacomputer.

Workings of Typical Cluster Management Software.

Features of Metacomputing Management Software: - Environments and application support.- Job scheduling and allocation policy.- Configurability and resource dynamics.

Status of CMS Packages - basic problems.

Some Current Metacomputing Projects: - Legion - UVa.- Wide Area Metacomputer Manager (WAMM) - Italy.- Wide Area Network Environment (WANE) - FSU.

Near and Future Projects: - WWW/CGI - RSA Factoring.- JAVA based systems - MetaWeb.

Metacomputing in the future !

Table of Contents for MetaComputing -- the Informal Supercomputer

001 Metacomputing: The Informal Supercomputer
002 Overview
003 Overview
004 Overview
005 Alternative Supercomputing Resources
006 Parallel/Distributed Computing - Communications Characteristics
007 Some Comments about Parallel and Distributed Computing
008 Communications Performance of Some Parallel and Distributed 
    Systems
009 Distributed Systems: Some Problems
010 Distributed Computing Systems
011 Management Software for Distributed Systems
012 Management Software for  Distributed Systems: The Problem
013 Distributed Programming Paradigms
014 The Challenge
015 The Challenge
016 Understanding the Functionality of a Metacomputer
017 Existing Cluster Management Software
018 Existing Cluster Management Software
019 Some Currently Available CMS Packages
020 Some Currently Available CMS Packages
021 The Workings of Typical Cluster Management Software - 1
022 The Workings of Typical Cluster Management Software - 2
023 The Workings of Typical Cluster Management Software - 3
024 The Workings of Typical Cluster Management Software - 4
025 The Workings of Typical Cluster Management Software - 5
026 The Workings of Typical Cluster Management Software
027 Desirable Features of Metacomputing Management Software
028 Desirable Features of Metacomputing Management Software
029 Desirable Features of Metacomputing Management Software
030 Desirable Features of Metacomputing Management Software
031 Desirable Features of Metacomputing Management Software
032 Desirable Features of Metacomputing Management Software
033 Desirable Features of Metacomputing Management Software
034 Desirable Features of Metacomputing Management Software
035 Desirable Features of Metacomputing Management Software
036 Desirable Features of Metacomputing Management Software
037 Desirable Features of Metacomputing Management Software
038 Desirable Features of Metacomputing Management Software
039 Desirable Features of Metacomputing Management Software
040 Desirable Features of Metacomputing Management Software
041 Desirable Features of Metacomputing Management Software
042 Desirable Features of Metacomputing Management Software
043 Desirable Features of Metacomputing Management Software
044 Desirable Features of Metacomputing Management Software
045 Desirable Features of Metacomputing Management Software
046 Summary of Desirable Metacomputing Features
047 Summary of Desirable Metacomputing Features
048 Status of CMS Packages - Basic Problems
049 Some Current Metacomputing Projects
050 Legion - Overview
051 Legion - Introduction
052 Legion - Philosophy
053 Legion - Distributed Objects
054 The Legion Testbed
055 The Legion Testbed
056 The Legion Testbed
057 Legion Tools
058 Legion Tools
059 Legion Tools
060 Legion Tools
061 Legion Tools
062 Legion Tools
063 Legion - Applications
064 Metacomputing - Related Projects
065 Metacomputing - Related Projects
066 Metacomputing - Related Projects
067 Metacomputing - Related Projects
068 Metacomputing - Related Projects
069 Metacomputing - Related Projects
070 Metacomputing - Related Projects
071 Metacomputing - Related Projects
072 Metacomputing - Related Projects
073 Metacomputing - Related Projects
074 Metacomputing - Related Projects
075 WANE - Wide Area Networked Environment 
076 WANE - Wide Area Networked Environment
077 WANE - Wide Area Networked Environment
078 WANE - Wide Area Networked Environment
079 WANE - Wide Area Networked Environment
080 WANE - Wide Area Networked Environment
081 WANE - Wide Area Networked Environment
082 WANE - Wide Area Networked Environment
083 WANE - Wide Area Networked Environment
084 WANE - Wide Area Networked Environment
085 Near and Future Projects
086 Near and Future Projects
087 Near and Future Projects
088 Near and Future Projects
089 Near and Future Projects
090 Near and Future Projects
091 Near and Future Projects
092 Near and Future Projects
093 Near and Future Projects
094 Near and Future Projects
095 Near and Future Projects
096 Near and Future Projects
097 Near and Future Projects
098 Near and Future Projects
099 Near and Future Projects
100 Near and Future Projects
101 Near and Future Projects - MetaWeb
102 Near and Future Projects - MetaWeb
103 Near and Future Projects - MetaWeb
104 Near and Future Projects - MetaWeb
105 Near and Future Projects - MetaWeb
106 Near and Future Projects - MetaWeb
107 Near and Future Projects - MetaWeb
108 Metacomputing in the Future
109 Metacomputing in the Future
110 Metacomputing in the Future
111 Metacomputing in the Future

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