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Dynamic Allocation of Servers in a Grid Hosting Environment
Pittsburgh, PA November 08-November 08
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/GRID.2004.24Fifth IEEE/ACM International Workshop ...
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Mike Fisher, BT Exact, Ipswich, UK
Charles Kubicek, University of Newcastle, UK
Paul McKee, BT Exact, Ipswich, UK
Isi Mitrani, University of Newcastle, UK
Jennie Palmer, University of Newcastle, UK
Rob Smith, University of Newcastle, UK
A grid hosting environment is described, where servers may be reconfigured dynamically from one type of work to another in response to changes in demand. The problem of carrying out these reconfigurations in the most efficient manner is addressed by means of stochastic modelling and optimization. A heuristic policy which is close to optimal over a wide range of parameters is introduced. A prototype system based on existing resource management software has been developed to demonstrate the concepts described.
Index Terms:
Reconfigurable servers, Optimal resource allocation, Grid computing, Dynamic programming, Heuristic policies
Citation:
Mike Fisher, Charles Kubicek, Paul McKee, Isi Mitrani, Jennie Palmer, Rob Smith, "Dynamic Allocation of Servers in a Grid Hosting Environment," grid, pp.421-426, Fifth IEEE/ACM International Workshop on Grid Computing (GRID'04), 2004
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