Speaker
Jan Just Keijser
Description
A new grid data access model has been developed at Nikhef, based on a caching mechanism and WebDAV access. This grid proxy cache can be added independently ""in front of"" existing LFC and SRM implementations, without having to make any modifications to the LFC or SRM servers. It provides a caching mechanism to speed up access to frequently requested files, as well as a transparent platform-independent access protocol. A secure WebDAV interface is offered, so that no grid-specific client
software is needed to access the grid proxy cache. The WebDAV interface is accessible using username and passwords from Windows XP/Vista/7 and Mac OS X clients , and using grid certificates or proxies from Linux worker nodes. The grid proxy cache also includes load balancing and redundancy.
