Configuration overview

RFT has the following prerequisites:

Java WS Core - this is built and installed in a default GT 3.9.5 installation.
a host certificate (see Required Configuration.)
GridFTP Server - GridFTP perfoms the actual file transfer and is built and installed in a default GT 3.9.5 installation.
PostgreSQL - PostgreSQL is used to store the state of the transfer to allow for restart after failures. The interface to PostgreSQL is JDBC so any DBMS that supports JDBC can be used, although no other has been tested. For instructions on configuring the PostgreSQL database for RFT, click here.

RFT can be registered to an MDS index service to facilitiate monitoring and discovery. The MDS documentation contains a note on registering RFT to an Index Service.

Syntax of the interface

The security of the service can be configured by modifying the security descriptor. It allows for configuring the credentials that will be used by the service, type of authentication and authorization that needs to be enforced. By default, the following security configuration is installed:

Credentials set for use by container is used. If that is not specified, default credentials are used.
GSI Secure conversation authentication is enforced for all methods.

Note: Changing required authentication and authorization method will require suitable changes to the clients that contact this service.

To alter security descriptor configuration, refer to Security Descriptors. The file to be altered is $GLOBUS_LOCATION/etc/globus_wsrf_rft/security-config.xml