Seminar: The SORMA project: A marketplace for Grid resources

Speaker: Dr Garry Smith,

ACET, University of Reading.

Date/Time: 22nd October 2008, 13:00-14:00.

Location: Room G74, Philip Lyle Building.

Map: http://www.info.rdg.ac.uk/maps/maps-display.asp

Abstract:

The EU FP6 SORMA project is aimed at developing methods and tools for efficient market-based allocation of resources, using a self-organising resource management system and market-driven models, supported by extensions to existing grid infrastructure. Unlike traditional grid environments, jobs submitted to SORMA are matched with available resources according to the economic preferences of both resource providers/consumers, and the current market conditions. In SORMA, an Economically Enhanced Resource Manager (EERM) exists at each resource provider’s site, and acts as a centralised resource allocator in order to orchestrate business goals and resource requirements in order to achieve maximum economic profit and resource utilization. The EERM’s main duties include:

• Resource management: To achieve the expected resource service levels and notify of variations. Coordinates independent resources to allow co-allocation, if not provided by the fabric.
• Resource monitoring: Monitor the state of the resources in terms of technical parameters.
• Resource fabrics: Interfaces to create instances of resources and later make use of those resources from client applications.

This talk provides an overview of the SORMA architecture and then goes on to describe a reference implementation of the EERM.