GT 4.0 Data Management
Data management tools are concerned with the location, transfer, and management of distributed data, as described in Data Management: Key Concepts.GT4's primary data management tools are:
- GridFTP [pdf] for high-performance and reliable data transport
- Reliable File Transfer (RFT) service [pdf] for managing multiple transfers
- Replica Location Service (RLS) [pdf] for maintaining location information for replicated files
In addition, GT4 provides tech preview versions of OGSA Data Access and Integration (OGSA-DAI) [pdf] for accessing and integrated structured and semistructured data, and a Data Replication Service (DRS) [pdf].