Optimal Resource Allocation for Maximizing Performance and Reliability in Tree-Structured Grid Services

The paper considers a grid computing systems in which the resource management systems (RMS) can divide service tasks into execution blocks (EB), and send these blocks to different resources. To provide a desired level of service reliability, the RMS can assign the same EB to several independent resources for parallel (redundant) execution. According to the optimal schedule for service task partition, and distribution among resources, one can achieve the greatest possible expected service performance (i.e. least execution time), or reliability. For solving this optimization problem, the paper suggests an algorithm that is based on graph theory, Bayesian approach, and the evolutionary optimization approach. A virtual tree-structure model is constructed in which failure correlation in common communication channels is taken into account. Illustrative examples are presented.