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GT 4.1.0 Admin Guide


Table of Contents

Introduction
Before you begin
Software Prerequisites
1. Required software
2. Optional software
Platform Notes
1. Apple MacOS X
2. Debian
3. Fedora Core
4. FreeBSD
5. HP/UX
6. IBM AIX
7. Red Hat
8. SGI Altix (IA64 running Red Hat)
9. Sun Solaris
10. SuSE Linux
11. Tru64 Unix
12. Windows
Installing GT 4.1.0
1. Basic Installation
2. Advanced Installation
Basic Security Configuration
1. Set environment variables
2. Obtain host certificates
3. Make the host credentials accessible by the container
4. Add authorization
5. Verify Basic Security
6. Firewall configuration
Basic Setup for GT 4.1.0
1. Setting Up File Transfers (GridFTP)
2. Setting Up the Web Services Container (Java WS Core)
3. Setting Up Large Transfers (RFT)
4. Setting Up Job Management (WS GRAM)
5. Discovering and Monitoring Resources with the Index Service (MDS4)
6. Visualizing Resources with WebMDS (MDS4)
7. Making Proxy Certificates Available with MyProxy
8. Setting Up on Multiple Machines
9. Where To Go From Here
A. Packaging details
1. The makefile
2. The Grid Packaging Toolkit
3. Picking a flavor for a source installation
B. Environmental Variables in GT 4.1.0
1. Common Runtime Environmental Variables
2. Security Environmental Variables
3. Data Management Environmental Variables
C. Installing SimpleCA
1. Create users
2. Run the setup script
3. Host certificates
4. User certificates
5. Verify the SimpleCA certificate installation
6. Configure SimpleCA for multiple machines
D. Deploying in GT 4.1.0
1. Deploying into the Java WS Core container
2. Deploying into Tomcat
3. Deploying into JBoss
E. Testing your installation
F. Troubleshooting your installation
G. Detailed Configuration by Component
H. Security Considerations in GT 4.1.0
1. Common Runtime
2. Security
3. Data Management
4. Information Services
5. Execution Management
I. Usage Statistics
1. Common Runtime Usage Statistics
2. Data Management Usage Statistics
3. Information Services Usage Statistics
4. Execution Management Usage Statistics