Abstract

In Grid computing, the dominating paradigm is batch processing. Grid middleware ships with batch-job support only, while lacking support for interactive applications. The reason is that grid middleware was developed for compute intensive jobs, which may run for a long time before a result becomes available. This leads to a ``post-mortem'' approach of analysing the output, possibly resulting in a waste of computing and research time. Adding the possibility to observe and steer the job during execution enables the researcher to modify job-parameters without restarting the entire job. In this paper, several interactivity support techniques are explored, followed by several examples proving their usefulness.

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@article{cai-1821,
  author  = {Herbert Rosmanith and Jens Volkert},
  title   = {Interactive Techniques in Grid Computing: A Survey},
  journal = {Computing and Informatics},
  volume  = {27},
  number  = {2},
  pages   = {199--211},
  year    = {2008},
  issn    = {1335-9150},
  url     = {https://cai.type.sk/content/2008/2/interactive-techniques-in-grid-computing-a-survey/}
}
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