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Type: Conference paper
Title: Davis: A generic interface for iRODS and SRB
Author: Zhang, S.
Coddington, P.
Wendelborn, A.
Citation: Proceedings of the 10th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Grid Computing, 2009: pp.74-80
Publisher: IEEE Computer Society
Publisher Place: USA
Issue Date: 2009
ISBN: 9781424451494
ISSN: 1550-5510
Conference Name: IEEE/ACM International Conference on Grid Computing (10th : 2009 : Canada)
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Shunde Zhang, Paul Coddington and Andrew Wendelborn
Abstract: The Storage Resource Broker (SRB), and itssuccessor, the Integrated Rule-Oriented Data System (iRODS), are typical data grid software systems, which are widely exploited by researchers to store large data collections with associated metadata. On the other hand, the proprietary iRODS/SRB protocol results in limited support of high-quality and generic user interfaces. Although a few Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) and web interfaces have been developed for SRB and iRODS, they either have restricted functionality, or are customized for the needs of particular user groups. Moreover, they are not easy or straightforward to use, especially for basic users, which sometimes stops potential users from adapting iRODS/SRB as their storage solution. In order to tackle these shortcomings, Davis, a generic gateway to iRODS/SRB, has been developed, aiming to expand the use of iRODS/SRB to users with any level of computer skills, as well as making it easier to interface iRODS/SRB with other applications. Davis conforms to the open standard and broadly accepted WebDAV protocol, with additional features to facilitate HTTP access. This paper first investigates existing iRODS/SRB client tools, and then describes the approach of implementing Davis and its features, followed by some use cases to demonstrate the usefulness of a WebDAV interface to iRODS/SRB.
Rights: © Copyright 2010 IEEE. All Rights Reserved
DOI: 10.1109/GRID.2009.5353082
Published version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/grid.2009.5353082
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