Hi Chris, Any update on this?
On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 12:05 AM, Chris Mattmann <chris.mattm...@gmail.com> wrote: > I’ll provide a detailed answer on this today. Sorry been on baby > duties and enjoying every minute of it! :) > > — > Chris Mattmann > chris.mattm...@gmail.com > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Pierce, Marlon" <marpi...@iu.edu> > Reply-To: <dev@oodt.apache.org> > Date: Monday, August 3, 2015 at 8:14 AM > To: "d...@airavata.apache.org" <d...@airavata.apache.org>, > "dev@oodt.apache.org" <dev@oodt.apache.org> > Subject: Re: Feasibility of using OODT file manager in Airavata > > >Hi Dimuthu- > > > >In regards to question #2, there should not be any licensing issues. > > > >Marlon > > > > > >From: DImuthu Upeksha > ><dimuthu.upeks...@gmail.com<mailto:dimuthu.upeks...@gmail.com>> > >Reply-To: "d...@airavata.apache.org<mailto:d...@airavata.apache.org>" > ><d...@airavata.apache.org<mailto:d...@airavata.apache.org>> > >Date: Saturday, August 1, 2015 at 12:40 AM > >To: "d...@airavata.apache.org<mailto:d...@airavata.apache.org>" > ><d...@airavata.apache.org<mailto:d...@airavata.apache.org>>, > >"dev@oodt.apache.org<mailto:dev@oodt.apache.org>" > ><dev@oodt.apache.org<mailto:dev@oodt.apache.org>> > >Subject: Feasibility of using OODT file manager in Airavata > > > >Hi all, > > > >I have been working on integrating a file staging server for Apache > >Airavata as a part of my GSoC project. Main purpose of doing this is to > >manage and store input/ output files for Airavata experiments. > > > >Main use case is as follows. > > > >1. Clients (users) can push input files and metadata to file server (OODT > >file manager) and should receive the url/ identifier of uploaded file to > >provide to Airavata > >2. Users submit experiments to Airavata with the url of uploaded input > >file > >3. Airavata should be able to fetch the input file over SCP or some other > >mechanism. If the file server exists in same machine where Airavata also > >has been hosted, Airavata can directly fetch the file from the repository > >folder. > > 4. Once the experiment (job) is done, Airavata should be able to push > >output files to file server and notify the client. > >5. Client should be able to download the output file. > > > >In addition to that, enforcing security in uploading and downloading > >files is required. > > > >I tried OODT file manager by following this [1] tutorial and managed to > >push and download files using command line tools. Before going in to > >integration, I need to know some details about the feasibility of using > >OODT file manager for this scenario. > > > >1. Can OODT file manager simulate the role of file server that I have > >mentioned earlier without using other modules of OODT project? > >2. Is there any licensing issue if I use OODT file manager in Airavata? > >3. What is the preferred way of using file manager client to talk to the > >file manager programatically? Simply, is there a Java API for file > >manager client rather than cli commands? > > > >[1] > >https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OODT/OODT+Filemgr+User+Guide > > > >Thank You > >Dimuthu > >-- > >Regards > > > >W.Dimuthu Upeksha > >Undergraduate > > > >Department of Computer Science And Engineering > > > >University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka > > > -- Regards W.Dimuthu Upeksha Undergraduate Department of Computer Science And Engineering University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
