> -----Original Message-----
> From: GRIDPP2: Deployment and support of SRM and local storage
> management [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Greig A
> Cowan
> Sent: 23 August 2005 10:39
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: dCache workshop agenda
>
>
> > > 1. How to configure pool access rights per VO?
> >
> > That is already in the HOWTO, but its not clear what its
> saying as when
> > I wrote this up from Derek's notes I did not know why you
> should want to
> > do this.
> >
> >
> http://storage.esc.rl.ac.uk/documentation/html/D-Cache-Howto/c
> h09.html#id2571465
> >
> > Please note that this URL is likly to change as this
> section has been
> > highlighted twice in the past 2 weeks as needing an update.
> >
I had another go at attempting to explain it here: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A2=ind0506&L=gridpp-storage&T=0&F=&S=&X=44998478D8923F42E7&Y=D.Ross%40rl.ac.uk&P=7129
> > > 2. Can dCache be used as a permanent storage system?
> >
> > Well that depends on your hard work and the reliability you get from
> > your hardware.
>
> I would agree that the mapping pools to VOs has been
> discussed before on
> this list. I still think the procedure for doing this is complicated
> (involving various pnfs tags) so should we ask if there is an
> easier way
> of doing this or some form of dCache functionality? Actually,
> I think this
> is really just another issue that comes under the system
> admin bug/issue
> that already appears in Savannah.
>
The developers have mentioned that this is the way to do it at this time, however they've also mentioned that support for VOMS is coming, probably worth asking if there's any update on that and how it would affect this.
Derek (Who is also going to the workshop)
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