RAL Tier1 File Transfer Service
Contents
Introduction
THIS INFORMATION IS OBSOLETE
The File Transfer Service can be used to transfer files between SRMs. The source and destination SURLs must correspond to a configured channel, otherwise the transfer will fail.
The FTS does not interact with the LCG File Catalog.
Service Endpoints
- https://lcgfts.gridpp.rl.ac.uk:8443/glite-data-transfer-fts/services/FileTransfer
- https://lcgfts.gridpp.rl.ac.uk:8443/glite-data-transfer-fts/services/ChannelManagement
Basic Usage
Prerequisites
- unset GLOBUS_TCP_PORT_RANGE (bash syntax) or unsetenv GLOBUS_TCP_PORT_RANGE (csh syntax).
- A valid Grid proxy certificate (use grid-proxy-init).
- A valid MyProxy certificate with DN as username (use myproxy-init -d). By default, the FTS uses the lcgrbp01.gridpp.rl.ac.uk MyProxy server.
- A channel connecting the two SRMs that you wish to transfer files between.
Job Submission
Jobs are submitted with glite-transfer-submit <source SURL> <dest SURL>. To specify a MyProxy server other than the default, use the -m option.
Job Monitoring
Jobs can be monitored with glite-transfer-status <job ID>, where job ID is that given by glite-transfer-submit. Use the --verbose option for detailed information and the -l option for information about the source/destination pairs.
Service Monitoring
- Agent Log Files
- Ganglia
Local Deployment Information
The FTS server is at release 2.1.
Note that the /opt/glite/etc/services.xml file on client machines (e.g., third-party UIs), should look like:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> <services> <service name="glite-data-transfer-fts_lcgfts.gridpp.rl.ac.uk_org.glite.FileTransfer"> <parameters> <endpoint>https://lcgfts.gridpp.rl.ac.uk:8443/glite-data-transfer-fts/services/FileTransfer</endpoint> <type>org.glite.FileTransfer</type> <version>3.3.0</version> </parameters> </service> <service name="glite-data-transfer-fts_lcgfts.gridpp.rl.ac.uk_org.glite.ChannelManagement"> <parameters> <endpoint>https://lcgfts.gridpp.rl.ac.uk:8443/glite-data-transfer-fts/services/ChannelManagement</endpoint> <type>org.glite.ChannelManagement</type> <version>3.3.0</version> </parameters> </service> <service name="glite-data-transfer-fts_lcgfts.gridpp.rl.ac.uk_org.glite.Delegation"> <parameters> <endpoint>https://lcgfts.gridpp.rl.ac.uk:8443/glite-data-transfer-fts/services/gridsite-delegation</endpoint> <type>org.glite.Delegation</type> <version>3.3.0</version> </parameters> </service> </services>