Resource Performance Monitoring in Grids

In a grid environment, the state of resources varies dynamically.The accurate and dynamic performance information of the resources is needed . It is important for load management systems to choose suitable resources from the resource pool that varies dynamically. Resource performance monitoring in grids is the base for the scheduling system, it makes utilization of the resource more suitable and improves the executing time of applications. Typical monitoring tools are classified and discussed in detail based on the requirements of scalability, intrusiveness, validity of information, data format, extendibility, communication, security and measurement metrics. The common drawbacks of data management and the future work are discussed in the end.