[one-users] Use cases for consideration

[Ruben S. Montero]

Hi

> Do I get it right ?

YES!

Cheers

>
> thanks
>
> Cheers
> Sergio :)
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> On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:03:43 +0100
>  "Ruben S. Montero" <rubensm at dacya.ucm.es> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Sergio,
>>
>> You may also be interested in this post[1], it describes some
>> technical details about using OpenNebula to implement the use cases
>> you describe in your email:
>>
>> [1] http://blog.dsa-research.org/?p=98
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Ruben
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 6:39 PM, Ignacio Martin Llorente
>> <llorente at dacya.ucm.es> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Sergio,
>>>
>>> Both scenarios can be implemented. You may be interested in the work
>>> developed by:
>>>
>>> - BIG Grid VM Working Group:
>>> http://lists.opennebula.org/pipermail/users-opennebula.org/2010-February/001459.html
>>> - Batch Virtualization Project at CERN:
>>> http://indico.cern.ch/sessionDisplay.py?sessionId=15&slotId=0&confId=55893#2009-09-21
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> --
>>> Ignacio M. Llorente, Full Professor (Catedratico):
>>> http://dsa-research.org/llorente
>>> DSA Research Group:  web http://dsa-research.org and blog
>>> http://blog.dsa-research.org
>>> OpenNebula Open Source Toolkit for Cloud Computing:
>>> http://www.OpenNebula.org
>>> RESERVOIR European Project in Cloud Computing:
>>> http://www.reservoir-fp7.eu
>>>
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>>> On 11/03/2010, at 18:19, Sergio Maffioletti, Grid Computing Competence
>>> Center wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear All
>>>>
>>>> I just joined the mailing list as I would like to find out whether
>>>> OpenNebula could serve the purposes of our usecases.
>>>>
>>>> We are going to start an explorative project trying to implement a
>>>> solution for managing VMs to allow users to run complex scientific
>>>> applications
>>>>
>>>> Our main requirement is the possibility of integrating whatever VM
>>>> management solution with the local resources (normally controlled by LRMS:
>>>> Condor, SGE, PBS)
>>>>
>>>> the first usecase is a sort of Local cloud:
>>>>
>>>> we would like to integrate our own local resources (typically a Condor
>>>> pool or an SGE cluster) and allow users to run applications in VMs
>>>> (basically one VM per application).
>>>> The overall solution should provide a user interface batch-like where
>>>> users can create a job description (pretty much like in SGE,PBS or in any
>>>> sort of grid).
>>>> The solution should be able to identify which VM correspond to the
>>>> user's request; deploy the VM on the local infrastructure, start it up and
>>>> have it integrated as an additional execution node of the LRMS (being Condor
>>>> or SGE).
>>>> Finally the LRMS job is submitted (and hopefully executed within the
>>>> started VM)
>>>>
>>>> The system should also monitor the status of the LRMS job and of the VM;
>>>> then, once the job is completed, stop the VM.
>>>> The system should also be able to decide whether the VM should be
>>>> stopped, paused or just left up for the next queued job.
>>>>
>>>> Accounting should also be harmonized with the LRMS
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The second usecase is a sort of Hybrid cloud:
>>>>
>>>> As an extension of the above mentioned case, it should be possible to
>>>> integrate external clouds (like EC2) seamlessly.
>>>> VM deployment and monitoring as well as accounting report should be
>>>> adaptable to cope with this usecase
>>>> Ideally the cloud should be used to host VM that, somehow, should be
>>>> seen at the LRMS as just additional compute nodes
>>>>
>>>> I would really appreciate some input and/or feedback on whether and how
>>>> OpenNebula could provide the functionalities we are looking for,
>>>> or knowing that I'm completely off the track :)
>>>>
>>>> thanks in advance
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>>> Sergio :)
>>>>
>>>> sergio.maffioletti at gc3.uzh.ch
>>>> University of Zurich
>>>> Winterthurerstrasse 190
>>>> CH-8057 Zurich Switzerland
>>>> Tel: +41 44 635 4222
>>>> Fax: +41 44 635 6888
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>> --
>> --
>> Dr. Ruben Santiago Montero
>> Associate Professor (Profesor Titular), Complutense University of Madrid
>>
>> URL: http://dsa-research.org/doku.php?id=people:ruben
>> Weblog: http://blog.dsa-research.org/?author=7
>
> sergio.maffioletti at gc3.uzh.ch
> University of Zurich
> Winterthurerstrasse 190
> CH-8057 Zurich Switzerland
> Tel: +41 44 635 4222
> Fax: +41 44 635 6888
>



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Dr. Ruben Santiago Montero
Associate Professor (Profesor Titular), Complutense University of Madrid

URL: http://dsa-research.org/doku.php?id=people:ruben
Weblog: http://blog.dsa-research.org/?author=7