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LIGO Data Replicator
LDR has a number of features that we hope make it very useful for
organizations that need to replicate data sets to member sites:
- High-speed data transfers due to using multiple parallel data
streams, tunable TCP windows, and tunable write/read buffers. This
functionality is provided by the Globus GridFTP-enabled servers and
clients included as part of LDR.
- The locations of files at sites within an organization or Data
Grid are tracked using a database backend, and the databases at
each site inform each other so that one can query any member site's
database to locate a particular file. This functionality is
provided by the Globus Replica Location Service (RLS). We use a
MySQL database backend.
- Information about data files, the so-called metadata, is
also stored using a database backend. This allows site administrators
to select groups of files for replication based on the characteristics
of data files rather than just the names of the files.
- All authentication for all clients and servers involved with LDR
is done using the Globus Grid
Security Infrastructure (GSI). This is a PKI-based authentication
infrastructure that uses standard X.509 digital certificates.
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