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Gold is an open source accounting system that tracks and manages resource usage on High Performance Computers. It acts much like a bank in which resource credits are deposited into accounts with access controls designating which users, projects, and machines may access the account. As jobs complete or as resources are utilized, accounts are charged and resource usage recorded. Gold supports familiar operations such as deposits, withdrawals, transfers, and refunds. It provides balance and usage feedback to users, managers, and system administrators.
Since accounting needs vary widely from organization to organization, Gold has been designed to be extremely flexible, featuring customizable accounting and supporting a variety of accounting models. Attention has been given to scalability, security, and fault tolerance. Gold facilitates the sharing of resources between organizations or within a Grid by providing distributed accounting while preserving local site autonomy.