NDLI: Instant GridFTP

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Kettimuthu, R. Lacinski, L. Link, M. Pickett, K. Tuecke, S. Foster, I.
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	A foundational need in high-performance computing is to move large (multi-gigabyte and even terabyte) datasets between sites. Simple file transfer mechanisms such as FTP and SCP are not sufficient from either a reliability or performance perspective. GridFTP is the de facto standard protocol for transferring large data files in production Grid/HPC environments. GridFTP extends the standard FTP protocol to provide a high-performance, secure, reliable data transfer protocol optimized for high-bandwidth wide-area networks. The Glob us GridFTP implementation has become the preeminent high-performance data transfer tool for the Grid community, with large facilities and projects using it to transfer billions of files per year. We report here on a new product, Glob us Connect Multi User (GCMU), that greatly streamlines Glob us GridFTP installation and configuration. GCMU packages a GridFTP server, My Proxy Online Certificate Authority, and other components in a manner that avoids the need for any end-user or system administrator involvement in security configuration or credential management. We describe the GCMU design and a GridFTP protocol extension that simplifies transfers across security domains. We also explain how GCMU interacts with the Glob us Online software-as-a-service solution. By enabling "instant GridFTP," this work makes the powerful Glob us GridFTP tool accessible to nonexpert users and to smaller laboratories and projects.
Starting Page	1104
Ending Page	1112
File Size	1480474
Page Count	9
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781467309745
DOI	10.1109/IPDPSW.2012.134
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2012-05-21
Publisher Place	China
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Authorization Protocols GridFTP High-speed transfers GCMU Authentication Computer architecture Globus Online Secure WAN transfers Grid data movement Servers
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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