XSEDE Capability Delivery Plan for "CAN-02: Managed File Transfer"
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Use Case CAN-02: Managed data transfer
Area: Enabling FunctionsURLs: Public, Review
Executive Summary: A researcher, educator, or other community member (hereafter referred to as the “researcher”) needs to transfer of one or more files and/or directories from one location to another. Once the researcher specifies the data to be moved and the new location, the system accomplishes the transfer without further involvement by the researcher.
First CDP: 2016-06-01
Current CDP: 2016-06-01
- XCI-430: In CAN-02, "last accessed" timestamps cannot be synchronized across systems
- XCI-431: Cannot guarantee that file transfers will use 50% of theoretical maximum throughput
No effort is proposed at this time.
The functionality described in this use case is fully supported by the operational components listed here, with only a few minor gaps that will not be addressed at this time.
| Component | User facing? | Component’s role in the capability |
|---|---|---|
| Globus Auth | yes | Provides the ability for the user to authenticate to Globus Transfer using XSEDE-accepted credentials (including federated identity providers) |
| Globus Connect Server | no | Used by XSEDE SPs, campus IT providers, and end users to create endpoints from which and to which Globus Transfer can transfer files |
| Globus Toolkit GridFTP Service | no | Used by XSEDE SPs, campus IT providers, and end users to create endpoints from which and to which Globus Transfer can transfer files |
| Globus Transfer | yes | The hosted web application accessed by users via a web browser to select the file transfer source and destination and initiate, monitor, or cancel transfers, as well as managing the quality attributes regarding reliability, performance, scalability, and history accessibility. It also supports synchronizing a source file or directory to a destination, SSH-accessible commandline interface and a RESTful web API for application integration. |
| OAuth for MyProxy (OA4MP) | no | Used by Globus Transfer to acquires tokens for authenticating to source/destination endpoints |
| XSEDE User Portal (XUP) | yes | The XSEDE User Portal is the primary guide to XSEDE functionality and provides the starting point for the activity described in this use case. |
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