1. Evaluation of “data” grid tools
Massimo Sgaravatto
INFN Padova

2. Globus Data Grid
INFN has been offered to evaluate Globus Data Grid Alpha Release 2
Two main tools/services
GlobusFTP
Reference implementation of the GRIDFTP protocol (data transfer protocol based on FTP, focused on high performance and reliability)
Replica Catalog software

3. GlobusFTP
ncftp client and wu-ftpd server patched to enable GSI authentication
wu-ftpd server patched to add support for partial file transfer and parallel transfer
globus_ftp_control library (routines for managing a GridFTP connection)
GSI authentication
full-file get, put, and transfer capabilities
Support for parallel data channel
Support for partial file transfer
globus_ftp_client library
Higher level client features on top of the globus_ftp_control_library
globus_gass_copy library
Allows data to be copied between a source and a destination using any combination of GridFTP, HTTP, HTTPS, local file I/O
globus-url-copy tool
Command line tool implementing globus_gass_copy’s functionalities

4. Globus replica catalog
globus_replica_catalog library
Allows operations on a LDAP-based replica catalog (used to keep track of files within collections stored in multiple storage repositories)
Command line tool implementing globus_replica_catalog’s functionalities

5. Documentation http://www.globus.org/gsiftp-alpha

6. Actions Definition of a group willing to evaluate these tools
The group will have to plan the activities ASAP !!!
Coordinator of this group ???
Relationships with other WPs ??