Abstract

The Globus Toolkit Monitoring and Discovery System (MDS4) defines and implements mechanisms for service and resource discovery and monitoring in distributed environments. MDS4 is distinguished from previous similar systems by its extensive use of interfaces and behaviors defined in the WS-Resource Framework and WS-Notification specifications, and by its deep integration into essentially every component of the Globus Toolkit. We describe the MDS4 architecture and the Web service interfaces and behaviors that allow users to discover resources and services, monitor resource and service states, receive updates on current status, and visualize monitoring results. We present two current deployments to provide insights into the functionality that can be achieved via the use of these mechanisms.

Metadata

publication

Journal of Physics: Conference Series 46 (1), 521, 2006

year

2006

publication date

2006/9/1

authors

Jennifer M Schopf, Laura Pearlman, Neill Miller, Carl Kesselman, Ian Foster, Mike D'Arcy, Ann Chervenak

link

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/46/1/072/meta

resource_link

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/46/1/072/pdf

journal

Journal of Physics: Conference Series

volume

46

issue

1

pages

521

publisher

IOP Publishing