From Java CoG Kit

Overview

The Java CoG Kit documentation is distributed as a series of guides. The guides you find on this page are for version 4.1.5. Note, that not all of the guides are completed yet.

Keyword	Audience	Title and link to newest document	Description	Version	Newest	Snapshot
Install	All	Java CoG Kit Installation Guide	A guide to the different ways of installing the Java CoG Kit	-->	newest
Grid	All	Installing a Grid	Not available yet: A preliminary guide to install a Grid		in development
Commands	User	Java CoG Kit Commandline Tools Guide	A guide to the command line tools of the Java CoG Kit	-->	newest
JavaDoc	Developer	Java CoG Kit Java Doc Index	An index to the Java Doc for the Java CoG Kit	-->	newest
Workflow Guide	User	Chapter 1: Java CoG Kit Workflow Guide	A Guide to the Java CoG Kit Workflow with Karajan	-->	HTML	PDF
Workflow Reference	User	Chapter 2: Java CoG Kit Karajan Workflow Reference Manual	A Reference Manual to the Java CoG Kit Workflow with Karajan	4.1.5, 4.1.4, 4.1.3	HTML	PDF
Workflow Examples	User	Appendix A: Java CoG Kit Karajan Workflow Examples	Examples to the Java CoG Kit Workflow with Karajan	-->	newest
Abstractions	User	Java CoG Kit Abstraction Guide	A guide to the Java CoG Kit abstractions API	-->	newest
Examples	User	Java Cog Kit Examples Guide	A preliminary guide to examples	-->	newest
MPI	User	Java CoG Kit MPI Guide	A guide to execute MPI programs on the TeraGrid	-->	newest
Coding	Developer	Java CoG Kit Coding Guide	A guide to the Coding rules for the Java CoG Kit	->	newest
Release Process	Developer	Java CoG Kit Release Process Guide	A preliminary guide to document the release process	->	newest

For a subset of documentation for different versions we maintain a version index page.

Please, explore them and send us e-mail about improvement suggestions. If you like to contribute a guide yourself, please contact gregor@mcs.anl.gov.

Recommended References

• Java CoG Kit Overview Papers: see [las02javacog] and [las01cogconcurency]
• Karajan Overview Papers PDF and PDF
• Grid Overview papers:
  • Middleware for Commnications in Grid Middleware [las04middleware]
  • The Grid-Idea and Its Evolution, Gregor von Laszewski, accepted for publication in the Journal of Information Technology, http://www.mcs.anl.gov/~gregor/papers/vonLaszewski-grid-idea.pdf

Media:cogoverview-globdev.pdf

Prototype Components

Keyword	Audience	Title	Description	Format
Experiments	Experimental	Experiment Management for Grids	Allows users to easily manage parameter studies on Grids	PDF: [las05exp]
Entrada	Experimental
FTP Panel	Experimental
AdHoc Grid	Experimental
GridShell	Experimental

Comparing Karajan with Other Systems