ICHEC Software
Information about software packages installed on the ICHEC systems.
GridFTP: Grid Enabled parallel FTP
Versions Installed
Stokes: 4.2.1
Description
GridFTP is an extension of the standard File Transfer Protocol (FTP) for use with Grid computing [1]. It is defined as part of the Globus toolkit, under the organisation of the Global Grid Forum (specifically, by the GridFTP working group).
The aim of GridFTP is to provide a more reliable and high performance file transfer for Grid computing applications. This is necessary because of the increased demands of transmitting data in Grid computing - it is frequently necessary to transmit very large files, and this needs to be done fast and reliably.
License
GridFtp is freely available under the Eclipse License.
Benchmarks
N/A.
Additional Notes
To gridftp use load the relevant environment module:
Users must first have a Grid Certificate; these can be obtained from Grid Ireland
Please contact ICHEC staff via the Helpdesk for help in installing grid certificates.
Further information can be obtained at grid.ie.