README

GridSim ToolKit

Version 2.1

July 2003

 

Contents


Introduction

Thank you for downloading this release of the GridSim (Grid Simulation) Toolkit. GridSim is a toolkit for modeling and simulation of parallel and distributed systems such as Clusters and Grids. GridSim is part of the Gridbus Project, jointly sponsored by The University of Melbourne (Australia), Sun Microsystems (USA), and Victorian Partnership for Advanced Computing (VPAC) (Melbourne, Australia).

The GridSim Toolkit includes:

NOTE: changelog for GridSim Toolkit can be found here

GridSim Toolkit Documentation

For API documentation, refer to the following sources:

For user guides, refer to the following sources:


Compatibility

For compability, install the following software:


Installation Procedures for GridSim Toolkit

Directory Structure of GridSim Toolkit:

gridsimtoolkit-2.1/
    index.html          -- This file
    classes/            -- The .class files
    doc/                -- API Documentation
        gridbroker/
        gridsim/
        visualmodeler/

    examples/           -- Examples, see README.txt for details
    jars/               -- jar archives
    source/             -- The Java source code
        gridbroker/*.java
        gridsim/*.java
        visualmodeler/*.java

To install the GridSim toolkit, please perform the following steps:

  1. Uncompress the Gridsim toolkit
  2. Ensure that Java 2 SDK Version 1.4 (or above) is installed.
NOTE: You don't need to install SimJava package since the GridSim Toolkit contains SimJava class files only.



Running GridSim Toolkit

Description of the following jar files:


Example to compile and running GridBroker applications, do the following step:

NOTE:


Example to compile and running GridSim applications, do the following step:


To run VisualModeler, type:


FAQ, Bug Reports and Feedback

A list of FAQ can be found here
A list of Bugs Fixed can be found here

For SimJava bugs and feedback, please refer to the SimJava website.

For GridSim, GridBroker and Visual Modeler bugs and feedback, please email to raj@cs.mu.oz.au or anthony@cs.mu.oz.au


Redistribution

You can download the GridSim Toolkit for free under the GPL License.
Copyright: The Gridbus Project, GRIDS Lab, The University of Melbourne, 2003.


Links

For additional information, please refer to the following websites: