Overview

Description

GridCompute is a cross-platform tool that implements quickly distributed computing over a local grid.

Gridcompute is easy to setup. You just need a shared folder and a database server. It can be adapted to any application through the use of python scripts.

Simple Workflow

The applicaiton follows the workflow:

• send calculations to the network
• scan network for calculations to perform, execute them and send results to network
• retrieve results

A very simplified workflow is represented herebelow:

For more details, refer to Specifications.

Applications of interest

Software can be used easily if:

• Calculations performed can be divided into multiple independent calculations, even if a final step is required to merge all results.
• Calculations can be started through the use of an external command line or python script.
• Calculations do not interfere with user interface, ie graphic, mouse, keyboard...

Interface functionalities

GridCompute interface has following functionalites:

• Submit cases to the network.
• Specify number of processes my computer can use to process cases from the network.
• Modify the number of processes during execution to pause, resume or cancel processes.
• Monitor status of user cases.
• Monitor status of user processes.
• Create a report of all the cases from same user group present on the network.
• Detect failed processes and retry to launch them.
• Specify which machines can perform calculations depending on application required.