Title: A web interface for the HyperSim-G Grid simulation package

Authors: Fatos Xhafa, Leonard Barolli, David Martos

Addresses: Department of Languages and Informatics Systems, Technical University of Catalonia, Campus Nord, Ed. Omega, C/Jordi Girona 1–3, 08034 Barcelona, Spain. ' Faculty of Information Engineering, Department of Information and Communication Engineering, Fukuoka Institute of Technology (FIT), 3–30–1 Wajiro-higashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 811–0295, Japan. ' Department of Languages and Informatics Systems, Technical University of Catalonia, Campus Nord, Ed. Omega, C/Jordi Girona 1–3, 08034 Barcelona, Spain

Abstract: In this paper we present the design and implementation of a web interface for the HyperSim-G Grid simulation package. The web interface aims to facilitate the work of users with the Grid simulator package. Thus, through the web interface, users can remotely run their own simulations, trace the state of the simulations, export the simulation results and graphically represent them for a better understanding. Also, the interface facilitates the configuration of many parameters of the simulator as opposed to the straightway command line running of the simulator. Moreover, all the simulation results are stored at the server side and can be consulted and extracted at any time either in pdf or spreadsheet form. The web application is based on a Condor queueing system running on a cluster to allow a large number of users to run the simulator simultaneously.

Keywords: web interface; grid computing; simulation; Condor queuing system; interface design.

DOI: 10.1504/IJWGS.2009.023866

International Journal of Web and Grid Services, 2009 Vol.5 No.1, pp.17 - 29

Published online: 17 Mar 2009 *

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