7.1. Using a Globus Toolkit data grid with RSL
The Global Access to Secondary Storage is a simple, multi-protocol transfer software integrated with GRAM. The purpose of GASS is to provide a simple way to enable grid applications to securely stage and access data to and from remote file servers using a simple protocol-independent API. GASS features can easily be used via the RSL language describing the job submission.
By using URLs to specify file names, RSL permits jobs to work on remotely stored files. GASS transparently manages the data movement. Using https://or http://prefixes in a URL connects to a remote GASS server, and using gsiftp:// as a prefix, connects to gsiftp servers.
All files specified as input parameters are copied to each ...
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