16 Grid Computing in Research and Education
2.1 Introduction
Knowing what a grid is and what it can do for you is essential when you plan to
use this technology to tackle your most demanding computational problems.
However, when going through the process of implementing a grid computing
environment, there are many other issues that arise and that may require special
attention.
This chapter offers a brief discussion on how to implement a grid computing
environment and, as such, it covers the following topics:
Basic requirements for setting up a grid computing environment
How to set up an initial grid
How to maintain and expand the grid
The following topics are
not covered:
Which software or hardware, in particular, should be used for implementi ...