Grid Forum Data Access Architecture

Data Handling

Systems

Storage

Resources

API that provides

“glue” to underlying

storage, QoS, etc.

[GASS, IBP, SRB]

Remote

Procedure

Execution

DPSS, DFS, NFS

HPSS, ADSM, DMF, Unitree, NASstore, DB2, Oracle, Informix, Sybase,

O2, ObjectStore, Objectivity

API that provides “glue” to underlying data handling systems (security, scheduling, QoS, access protocol, data format/model, adaptivity, info discovery, location control)

Data Model

Management

Application

Storage

System

Description

Information

Discovery

Armada

D’agents,

FEL, ADR

GRAM,

SRB, Java, CORBA

+ authentication

+ authorization

Dynamic

Info

Discovery

GloPerf, Netlogger, NWS

Condor, GASS, NILE, SRB, I-2 caching, ADR

DTD, ADR, object class

LDAP, Database, Flat file, Object database

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