Hi Ashiq,
xrootd is a data access system only and has notion of jobs. The
interesting thing is the structured peer-to-peer architecture that you
can look at but there is no intend for a meta-scheduling approach.
Cheers,
Heinz
Ashiq Anjum wrote:
> I want to do data intensive Grid scheduling. For example, I plan to schedule a compute job that will do certain operations on a dataset. Should data be moved to job or job should be moved towards data or any other related decision making.
>
> My query is, can xrootd in any way become such a scheduling platform or it will remain only a data access mechanism in which scheduler will request xrootd to access cetain datasets?
>
> cheers,
> Ashiq Anjum
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jerome LAURET [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Mon 6/12/2006 9:21 PM
> To: Ashiq Anjum
> Cc: Peter Elmer; [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Scheduling with xrootd
>
>
> What does "grid scheduling with Xrootd" means ??? You
> need to expand really. There are Meta-Schedulers aimed to do
> diverse task (including scheduling where the data is if knowledge
> is available). Xrootd could "place" the data bringing it from a
> distance or MSS.
>
> What are you after ??
>
> Ashiq Anjum wrote:
>
>> Hi Peter,
>>
>> Thanks for your quickly reply.
>>
>> Actually I want to know can i do Grid Scheduling with xrootd? Is that possible with PROOF?
>>
>> cheers,
>>
>> Ashiq Anjum
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Peter Elmer [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: Mon 6/12/2006 9:01 PM
>> To: Ashiq Anjum
>> Cc: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Scheduling with xrootd
>>
>> Hi Ashiq,
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 12, 2006 at 09:55:37PM +0200, Ashiq Anjum wrote:
>>
>>> I have a quick question. Can we do
>>> Meta-Scheduling/co-scheduling(scheduling of compute jobs taking into
>>> account data location) with xrrotd? What I found that xrootd is only a
>>> data access mechanism in a decentralized way and I will be grateful if
>>> I can be proven wrong:)
>>>
>> As designed it is a data access mechanism.
>>
>> Are you asking for PROOF or for something else?
>>
>> Pete
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