2.2 Introduction
概要介绍

In a nutshell, Condor is a specialized batch system for managing compute-intensive jobs. Like most batch systems, Condor provides a queuing mechanism, scheduling policy, priority scheme, and resource classifications. Users submit their compute jobs to Condor, Condor puts the jobs in a queue, runs them, and then informs the user as to the result.
简而言之，Condor是一个用来管理大强度计算任务的专用批处理系统。像大多数批处理系统一样，Condor提供了队列机制，时序安排策略，优先级方案，以及资源分类。用户把他们的计算任务提交给Condor，而Condor会把这些任务放入一个队列，运行它们，然后向用户通报结果。

Batch systems normally operate only with dedicated machines. Often termed compute servers, these dedicated machines are typically owned by one organization and dedicated to the sole purpose of running compute jobs. Condor can schedule jobs on dedicated machines. But unlike traditional batch systems, Condor is also designed to effectively utilize non-dedicated machines to run jobs. By being told to only run compute jobs on machines which are currently not being used (no keyboard activity, no load average, no active telnet users, etc), Condor can effectively harness otherwise idle machines throughout a pool of machines. This is important because often times the amount of compute power represented by the aggregate total of all the non-dedicated desktop workstations sitting on people’s desks throughout the organization is far greater than the compute power of a dedicated central resource.
批处理系统一般只放在专用机器上运转。通常被称为计算服务器的这些专用机一般由某个机构所拥有并且专门用来执行计算任务。Condor自然能够在专用机上编列任务。然而不同于传统的批量处理系统，Condor还被设计成能够有效利用非专用机来运行任务。通过把计算任务交付给未被使用的机器（没有键盘动作，没有系统负载，没有正在工作的telnet用户，等等）来运行，Condor能有效利用机群中的空闲机器。这一点很重要，因为大多数时候一个机构里办公桌上所有的非专用台式工作站所拥有的总体运算能力远远大于一台专用中央服务器的计算能力。

Condor has several unique capabilities at its disposal which are geared toward effectively utilizing non-dedicated resources that are not owned or managed by a centralized resource. These include transparent process checkpoint and migration, remote system calls, and ClassAds. Read section 1.2 for a general discussion of these features before reading any further.
Condor在控制机制上具有的几项独特本领都是为了有效的利用非专用资源，这些资源并不归某一台中央服务器所拥有或管理。这些特色功能包括透明的进程检查点和任务迁移，远程系统调用，以及分类广告。请在继续阅读前先回顾一下1.2节对于这些特性的简要论述。

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