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• DSD
• DOE SG
• LBNL
• NERSC
• CS Division

Provides a simple interface to reliably transfer data between GridFTP servers. Supports reliable transfers in the face of network outages, machine crashes, and other faults.

In the future, it will Supports the automated tuning of network parameters to optimize bandwidth.

submitTransferRequest(handle, src_url, dst_url, priority)
- submit a transfer request, returns handle on success

commitTransferRequest(handle)
- move job to queue
- FAIL: if no record of handle

completeTransferRequest(handle, src_url, dst_url, priority)
- submit and commit a transfer request

listTransferRequest(handle)
- return the record for a handle in the database
- FAIL: if no record of handle

checkStatusRequest(handle)
- check the status of a transfer request
- FAIL: if no record of handle

changePriorityRequest(handle, priority)
- edit the status(priority) of a transfer
- OPERATIONS: PUSH, increase, decrease
- FAIL: if in active status, or finished state

clearRecordRequest(handle)
- remove an inactive job's record from the database
- status becomes user_stop(or it's just obliviated)
- FAIL: if status active or committed.

userStopTransferRequest(handle)
- stop a committed job, or a transfer in progress
- status becomes user_stop_partial_trans
- FAIL: if status inactive

The following additional packages are needed:

• python
(required)
• pyGlobus
(required)
• Globus
(required)
• Gadfly
(optional)

• Joshua Boverhof
• Keith Jackson