This information is for a release that is no longer supported by the Globus Toolkit. The currently supported versions of the Globus Toolkit are 4.2 (recommended) and 4.0.
RFT Documentation
The Reliable Transfer Service (RFT) is an OGSA-based service that provides interfaces for controlling and monitoring third party file transfers using GridFTP servers. The client controlling the transfer is hosted inside of a Grid service so it can be managed using the soft state model and queried using the ServiceData interfaces available to all Grid services. It is essentially a reliable and recoverable version of the GT2 globus-url-copy tool and more.
RFT: Key Concepts
- Overview of the RFT Service (powerpoint)
- Lessons learned producing an OGSI compliant Reliable File Transfer Service (pdf)
- Reliable Data Transport: A Critical Service for the Grid (pdf)
RFT: Developer's Guide
RFT: System Administrator's
- Installation Guide (for basic installation/configuration information)
- Installation Guide - RFT (for installation/configuration information specific to RFT)
RFT: User's Guide (not yet available)