The New Use of Network Element in ATLAS Workload Management System

Jul 1, 2014, 12:00 PM
20m
conference hall (LIT JINR)

conference hall

LIT JINR

Russia, 141980 Moscow region, Dubna, JINR
plenary reports Section 8 - Оptimization problems and distributed computing Plenary

Speaker

Mr Artem Petrosyan (JINR)

Description

A crucial component of distributed computing systems is network infrastructure. While networking forms the backbone of such systems, it is often the invisible partner to storage and computing resources. We propose to integrate Network Elements directly into distributed systems through the workload management layer. There are many reasons for this approach. As the complexity and demand for distributed systems grow. it is important to use existing infrastructure efficiently. For example, one could use network performance measurements in the decision making mechanisms of workload management systems. New advanced technologies allow one to programmatically define network configuration, for example SDN - Software Defined Networks. We will describe how these methods are being used within the PanDA workload management system of the ATLAS collaboration.

Primary author

Co-author

Dr Kaushik De (University of Texas at Arlington)

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