DRMAA Version 2 Specification Documents

DRMAA v2 C Binding Specification (GFD-R-P.198)

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This is the C binding specification for DRMAAv2. If you want to implement DRMAAv2, read this document for the standardized API header file.

The semantics of the API functionality are described in the root specification.

The DRMAA working group maintains a reference implementation of this document, which can be forked for both free and commercial software products:

https://github.com/troeger/drmaav2-mock

DRMAA v2 Root Specification (GFD-R-P.194)

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This document acts as root specification for the abstract API concepts and the behavioral rules of a DRMAA-compliant implementation. The programming language representation of the API is defined by a separate language binding specification. This document should be the starting point for all new language bindings and implementation documentations.

If you only want to read one document about DRMAA in its current state, take this one.

DRMAA Version 1 Specification Documents (deprecated)

DRMAA IDL 1.0 Proposed Grid Recommendation (GFD.130)

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This document provides an improved and more general description of the GFD.22 DRMAA concepts.

DRMAA 1.0 Grid Recommendation (GFD.133)

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Download GFD.22 from OGF (obsoleted by GFD.133)

This document is an OGF Grid Recommendation, and acts as the normative base for other DRMAA specifications. Achieving Grid Recommendation status signifies that the DRMAA is being adopted within the distributed computing community. The standard had to pass several hurdles (as documented in OGF document GFD.1), including the demonstration of interoperable implementations and the approval by the GFSG.

DRMAA Python Language Binding (GFD.143)

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This is the DRMAA language binding for the Python programming language, based on GFD.130.

DRMAA C Binding v1.0

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This is the DRMAA language binding to the C programming language, based on GFD.22. It is widely implemented, but not formally standardized so far.

DRMAA Java Binding v1.0

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This is the DRMAA language binding for the Java programming language, based on GFD.130. It is widely implemented, but not formally standardized so far.

DRMAA Experience Reports

Condor DRMAA 1.0 Implementation (GFD.103)

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GridWay DRMAA 1.0 Implementation (GFD.104)

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N1(TM) Grid Engine DRMAA 1.0 Implementation (GFD.105)

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PBS/Torque DRMAA 1.0 Implementation (GFD.117)

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Archieved or outdated documents might be available in the GridForge DRMAA folders.

Additional Ressources

GridWay DRMAA C Howtos

Download from Globus project

GridWay DRMAA Java Howtos

Download from Globus project

Hands-On Lab by Sun

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DRMAA Tutorial at GGF 13

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DRMAA Tutorial at GGF 12

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Dr. Dobbs Article about DRMAA C API

Read at ddj.com

Citing DRMAA

Peter Tröger, Hrabri Rajic, Andreas Haas, and Piotr Domagalski. Standardization of an API for Distributed Resource Management Systems. In Proceedings of the Seventh IEEE International Symposium on Cluster Computing and the Grid (CCGrid 2007), page 619-626, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 2007.