About the Authors.
 
Preface.
 
Acknowledgements.
 
List of Abbreviations.
 
1 An Introduction to the Grid.
 
1.1 Introduction.
 
1.2 Characterization of the Grid.
 
1.3 Grid-Related Standards Bodies.
 
1.4 The Architecture of the Grid.
 
1.5 References.
 
Part One: System Infrastructure.
 
2 OGSA and WSRF.
 
2.1 Introduction.
 
2.2 Traditional Paradigms for Distributed Computing.
 
2.3 Web Services.
 
2.4 OGSA.
 
2.5 The Globus Toolkit 3 (GT3).
 
2.6 OGSA-DAI.
 
2.7 WSRF.
 
2.8 Chapter Summary.
 
2.9 Further Reading and Testing.
 
2.10 Key Points.
 
2.11 References.
 
3 The Semantic Grid and Autonomic Computing.
 
3.1 Introduction.
 
3.2 Metadata and Ontology in the Semantic Web.
 
3.3 Semantic Web Services.
 
3.4 A Layered Structure of the Semantic Grid.
 
3.5 Semantic Grid Activities.
 
3.6 Autonomic Computing.
 
3.6.1 What is autonomic computing?
 
3.6.2 Features of autonomic computing systems.
 
3.6.3 Autonomic computing projects.
 
3.6.4 A vision of autonomic Grid services.
 
3.7 Chapter Summary.
 
3.8 Further Reading and Testing.
 
3.9 Key Points.
 
3.10 References.
 
Part Two: Basic Services.
 
4 Grid Security.
 
4.1 Introduction.
 
4.2 A Brief Security Primer.
 
4.3 Cryptography.
 
4.4 Grid Security.

4.5 Putting it all Together.
 
4.6 Possible Vulnerabilities.
 
4.7 Summary.
 
4.8 Acknowledgements.
 
4.9 Further Reading.
 
4.10 References.
 
5 Grid Monitoring.
 
5.1 Introduction.
 
5.2 Grid Monitoring Architecture (GMA).
 
5.3 Review Criteria.
 
5.4 An Overview of Grid Monitoring Systems.
 
5.5 Other Monitoring Systems.
 
5.6 Summary.
 
5.7 Chapter Summary.
 
5.8 Further Reading and Testing.
 
5.9 Key Points.
 
5.10 References.
 
Part Three: Job Management and User Interaction.
 
6 Grid Scheduling and Resource Management.
 
6.1 Introduction.
 
6.2 Scheduling Paradigms.
 
6.3 How Scheduling Works.
 
6.4 A Review of Condor, SGE, PBS and LSF.
 
6.5 Grid Scheduling with QoS.
 
6.6 Chapter Summary.
 
6.7 Further Reading and Testing.

6.8 Key Points.
 
6.9 References.
 
7 Workflow Management for the Grid.
 
7.1 Introduction.
 
7.2 The Workflow Management Coalition.
 
7.3 Web Services-Oriented Flow Languages.
 
7.4 Grid Services-Oriented Flow Languages.
 
7.5 Workflow Management for the Grid.
 
7.6 Chapter Summary.
 
7.7 Further Reading and Testing.
 
7.8 Key Points.
 
7.9 References.
 
8 Grid Portals.
 
8.1 Introduction.
 
8.2 First-Generation Grid Portals.
 
8.3 Second-Generation Grid Portals.
 
8.4 Chapter Summary.
 
8.5 Further Reading and Testing.
 
8.6 Key Points.
 
8.7 References.
 
Part Four: Applications.
 
9 Grid Applications - Case Studies.
 
9.1 Introduction.
 
9.2 GT3 Use Cases.
 
9.3 OGSA-DAI Use Cases.
 
9.4 Resource Management Case Studies.
 
9.5 Grid Portal Use Cases.
 
9.6 Workflow Management - Discovery Net Use Cases.
 
9.7 Semantic Grid - myGrid Use Case.
 
9.8 Autonomic Computing - AutoMate Use Case.
 
9.9 Conclusi