Nathan, You may be looking for this:
https://developer.nanohub.org/projects/rappture/ It is what the http://nanohub.org uses to create web guis for submitting jobs to remote clusters and grids. Accessible from web browser how it works finds virtual machine in cluster Uses VNC for graphics - seems to work with windows... Can go to teragrid, National Grid http://rappture.org to automatically create GUI for web access XML input and "saves" output result set in XML so results are reproducible ------ Sincerely, Tom Pierce "Robert G. Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/26/2007 11:52 AM To Nathan Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc "beowulf@beowulf.org" <Beowulf@beowulf.org> Subject Re: [Beowulf] Web interfaces for yer cluster. On Fri, 26 Oct 2007, Nathan Moore wrote: > As I recall, the AHPCRC (in Minneapolis) had one of these "submit via web > gui" systems up and running in the mid-late 90's. As I was on site, I never > had training on the system, but I remember there being buttons to replicate > almost the entire shell. > > I never heard their motivation for developing the system. Other list > members (Richard Walsh?) might have better memory of the system. The ATLAS project also had such and interface, and I believe still does. I want to say that it was a part of that set of grid tools whose name I can never remember -- Globus? It may be just what you are looking for if your cluster is very grid-like in that it primarily runs lots of independent EP tasks. Look at www.globus.org. In fact, look at: http://www.globus.org/grid_software/computation/gram.php which may be if not exactly what you want, at least a framework you can work with. rgb > > NT Moore > > On 10/26/07, Bill Bryce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> In response to the question: >> >>> PBS, Cluster Resources, and LSF all have some type of web portal where >> you > can do some of these things. Of course they are commercial and >> sometimes >>> not always the most flexible. >> >> Do they expose some sort of API as well? >> >> There is the DRMAA api that SGE, PBS and yes even for LSF >> (http://www.fedstage.com/wiki/FedStage_DRMAA_for_LSF). That API is used >> to create portals, and other submission/management tools. >> >> There is also the HPC Profile Working Group within the OGF that is >> moving forward with other interesting projects such as HPCP (High >> Performance Computing Profile), BES (Basic Execution Service), and JSDL >> (Job Submission Description Language) this all ties into OGSA (they will >> be demonstrating this stuff at SC07) a BES implementation is available >> at: http://sourceforge.net/projects/bespp/ >> >> DRMAA has been around longer and is now supported by all major batch >> systems, the OGF stuff is pretty new - but interesting. >> >> Bill. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> On Behalf Of Kozin, I (Igor) >> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 7:31 AM >> To: Mark Hahn; Jeffrey B. Layton >> Cc: Beowulf List >> Subject: RE: [Beowulf] Web interfaces for yer cluster. >> >> >>> really? is it that the can't scrape up enough unix-able people >>> to keep their clusters busy? (I would want to know why - for >> instance, >>> do they build clusters that are too small to be interesting, or >> somehow >>> hard to use? note that it doesn't take much *nix literacy at all to >>> get along great - mainly it's an issue of whether the user is offended >>> by anything non-mouse-driven.) >> >> The idea behind this strategy is that if you make your HPC centre >> accessible to a large and diverse user community you will be less >> susceptible to (minor) problems in your financial support stream since >> you broaden up your options. >> >>> there have been many systems which aim to reduce real apps to basic >>> <button>compute!</button> interface. I've never quite understood why >>> they're so seductive, since that level of automation is mainly >> justified >>> if you really do wind up pressing the button very frequently. >> >> There are a number of scientific applications with rather well developed >> GUIs which are really useful and portable. The next obvious thing to do >> is to integrate somehow the GUI with a job manager. I'm not talking here >> about interactive steering where such a link is vital. I'm talking about >> an interface where you compose your job, submit it and view the result, >> and I'm not sure whether a web interface is ideal for this. Some have >> done this already, others are still thinking but it would be still worth >> the effort to come up with a common API for such programs to use. >> >>> PBS, Cluster Resources, and LSF all have some type of web portal where >> you > can do some of these things. Of course they are commercial and >> sometimes >>> not always the most flexible. >> >> Do they expose some sort of API as well? >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org >> To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit >> http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org >> To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit >> http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf >> > > > > -- Robert G. Brown Duke University Dept. of Physics, Box 90305 Durham, N.C. 27708-0305 Phone(cell): 1-919-280-8443 Web: http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb Lulu Bookstore: http://stores.lulu.com/store.php?fAcctID=877977 _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
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