A Goal-driven Auto-Configuration Tool for the Distributed Workflow Management System Mentor-lite

Abstract

The Mentor-lite prototype has been developed within the research project "Architecture, Configuration, and Administration of Large Workflow Management Systems" funded by the German Science Foundation ({DFG}). In this paper, we outline the distributed architecture of Mentor-lite and elaborate on a goal-driven autoconfiguration tool for Mentor-lite and similar workflow management systems ({WFMS}). This tool aims to recommend an appropriate system configuration in terms of replicated workflow, application, and communication servers, so as to meet given goals for performance, availability, and performability at low system costs. The demo will show the monitoring capabilities of Mentor-lite and the various components of the autoconfiguration tool