I recieved the following information from Ninf-G group. I have been working with Ninf-G for a long time now and the new features suggested about the Version 5.0, Ninf-G5 is making me wanting to upgrade. But because I am working with a bunch of other people, I need to plan out the upgrade. Thank you, Yoshio Tanaka.
The Ninf-G version 5.0.0 is now available for download at the Ninf project home page at: http://ninf.apgrid.org/ .
Ninf-G Version 5.0.0 (Ninf-G5) is a new version of Ninf-G which is a reference implementation of the GridRPC API.
Major functions of Ninf-G include (1) remote process invocation, (2) information services, and (3) communication between Ninf-G Client and Servers. Ninf-G4 is able to utilize various middleware for remote process invocation, however Ninf-G4 utilize the Globus Toolkit for information services and communication between Ninf-G Client and Servers.
On the other hand, Ninf-G5 does not assume specific Grid middleware as prerequisites, that is, unlike the past versions of Ninf-G (e.g. Ninf-G2, Ninf-G4), Ninf-G5 works in non Globus Toolkit
environments. Ninf-G5 is able to utilize various middleware not only for remote process invocation but also for information services and communication between Ninf-G Client and Servers. Ninf-G5 is appropriate for a single system as well as non-Globus Grid environments. It is expected to provide high performance for task parallel applications from a single system to Grid.
Here are compatibility issues between Ninf-G5 and Ninf-G4. The GridRPC API and Ninf-G API implemented by Ninf-G5 is compatible with Ninf-G4 except the two small issues (details are described in CHANGES file).
- Ninf-G Client configuration file for Ninf-G4 is not compatible with Ninf-G5.
- Due to protocol changes, Ninf-G4 client cannot communicate with
- Ninf-G5 executables and vice versa.
If you have any questions, comments, please send emails to
ninf@apgrid.org or ninf-users@apgrid.org .
http://ninf.apgrid.org/
http://www.apgrid.org/
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