| To provide a problem-oriented interface (a Web portal) to more effectively utilize HPC resources from the desktop via the Web browser. |
| This "point & click" view hides the underlying complexities and details of the HPC resources and creates a seamless interface between the user's problem description on his/her desktop system and the heterogeneous computing resources |
| These HPC resources include supercomputers, mass storage systems, databases, workstation clusters, collaborative tools, and visualization servers. |
001 The Gateway System Tom Haupt NPAC 002 Goals 003 Design Issues 004 Towards a complete solution ... 005 Target Architecture 006 Application Domain DataBases PSE Example: CCM 007 PPT Slide 008 Selecting a Predefined Task 009 Example: Data Flow 010 Example: DARP 011 Example of a portal 012 Processing Task Specification 013 Other toolboxes 014 CORBA Based Middle-Tier 015 WebFlow Server 016 WebFlow Context Hierarchy 017 Middle-Tier modules serve as proxies of Back-End Services 018 WebFlow over Globus