A
Grid Monitoring Server is also required in order to use grid computing.
It is not a component of a SAS Application Server nor a SAS Management
Console plug-in. The grid monitoring server obtains grid usage information
from the grid middleware provider (Platform LSF or other). The information
is then available for use by the Grid Manager plug-in that is available
through the SAS Management Console. During configuration, the user
has to specify the middleware provider and the program module that
is used to provide the usage information.