The initial workpackage aims to understand the current state of the art
in terms of fabric management. There are a number of existing
technologies in this area and therefore a survey is undertaken to
identify these technologies, assess their approaches and compare and
contrast them with the two main technologies of this project -
SmartFrog and LCFG. The main focus of the survey of the existing
technologies is to develop a full understanding of the strengths and
weaknesses of the two main technologies.
The deliverable examines the current state-of-the-art in large-scale
system configuration. It introduces the scope and principles of the
configuration task, and describes a selected range of technologies that
are representative of the approaches in use today. It concludes by
summarising the dominant approaches to system configuration offered by
these technologies.
Perhaps more importantly than achieving its predefined targets, the
report offers added value, firstly in terms of the definition of what
is and what is not within the context of the project, and secondly with
its extensive glossary of terms. It not only sets the scene for the
project, but may also serve as a general introduction in large-scale
configuration, the related tasks and the commonly used terminology.
Download the report D1.1: Technologies for
Large-Scale Configuration Management (PDF, 248 Kbytes).
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