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In this paper we address a multicriteria scheduling problem for computational Grid systems. We focus on the two-level hierarchical Grid scheduling problem, in which at the first level (the Grid level) a Grid broker makes scheduling decisions and allocates jobs to Grid nodes. Jobs are then sent to the Grid nodes, where local schedulers generate local schedules for each node accordingly. A general approach is presented taking into account preferences of all the stakeholders of Grid scheduling (end-users, Grid administrators, and local resource providers) and assuming a lack of knowledge about job time characteristics. A single-stakeholder, single-criterion version of the approach has been compared experimentally with the existing approaches.
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Kurowski, K., Nabrzyski, J., Oleksiak, A. et al. A multicriteria approach to two-level hierarchy scheduling in grids. J Sched 11, 371–379 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10951-008-0058-8
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