The Integration of AJAX, interactive X Windows applications and application input generation into the UCLA grid portal
Abstract
The University of California (UC) has adopted the UCLA Grid
Portal (UGP), a Globus Incubator project, to create grids of
computational clusters [1] at its campuses. Campus grids can also
be accessed system wide via the UC Grid Portal. Developed as a
set of portlets for the GridSphere Portal Framework, parts of
UGP, such as those for data management and job submission,
have been rewritten using AJAX technologies. In this paper we
will discuss the latest additions to UGP. These include: the
various UGP services that were programmed using AJAX
technologies, the ability to run interactive applications such as
Matlab™ and Mathematica™ through the portal web interface,
and appForm, our interface that allows portal administrators to
easily create application input forms for users. appForm makes
extensive use of Web 2.0 technologies.
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