Download APPENDIX A: DETAILED SYSTEM DESCRIPTIONS AND

Score:
22. Dynamic system reconfiguration
Score:
4
4
23. Security
a. Authentication
b. Authorization
c. Encryption
Score:
2
24. Accounting
Score:
4
25. Scalability
Score:
4
MAXIMUM TOTAL SCORE =
89.5
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Basing on user names and ID’s
Yes (ACL’s)
No
Advantages
Parallel job support
Job migration support and
dynamic load balancing
Flexible scheduling
Minimal impact on owners of
computational nodes
GUI to all modules
Good authorization mechanism
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Disadvantages
No source code available at
the moment
No Windows NT support
No stage-in nor stage-out
mechanisms
Externally supported check
pointing only
References:
Homepage: http://www.sun.com/software
The Sun Grid Engine manual
http://www.sun.com/software/gridware/docs/gridenginemanual.pdf
Sun Grid Engine Frequent Asked General Questions list
http://www.sun.com/software/gridware/faqs/faqs.html
Sun Grid Engine Frequent Asked technical Questions list
http://supportforum.Sun.COM/gridengine/