[GFS-WG] Global resource naming for data grid federation @OGF22

[Osamu Tatebe]

Hi Reagan,

I appreciate your help for the presentation about global resouce
naming supported by iRODS.  That definately helps for further
standadization discussion.

Thanks,
Osamu

On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:01:35 -0800
Reagan Moore <moore at sdsc.edu> wrote:

> Osamu:
> In the iRODS (integrated Rule-Oriented Data System) environment we 
> apply logical global resource naming for:
> 
> - files
> - resources
> - users
> - micro-services (remote procedures executed at each storage system)
> - rules (policies controlling execution of micro-services)
> - persistent state information (context generated by application of the rules)
> 
> The logical naming serves multiple functions:
> - support naming independence from the choice of physical resource
> - support relationships between name spaces (access constraints)
> - support aggregation within the name space (directories, user 
> groups, storage resource groups)
> - support management policies independently of choice of physical resource
> - enable versioning
> 
> We observe at least four types of identifiers:
> - physical resource name
> - logical resource name
> - GUIDs (globally unique identifiers associated with the logical resource name)
> - descriptive metadata associated with the logical resource name
> 
> All four types are required:
> - physical resource name is storage system dependent
> - logical resource name supports aggregation, relationships
> - GUIDs provide unique identifier across management systems (but do 
> not support aggregation and relations which are dependent on the data 
> management system)
> - descriptive metadata provides the context for discovery
> 
> I am willing to describe the functions that are enabled by the above 
> global resource naming.  Of particular interest is federation across 
> data grids.  This implies inclusion of a data grid identifier as part 
> of the name space for all of the global resource names.
> 
> Reagan
> 
> 
> 
> >Hi All,
> >
> >GFS-WG will have a WG group session titled "Global resource
> >naming for data grid federation" at 13:45 on Wednesday at OGF22.
> >
> >This time, we would like to ask some presentations about
> >experience, requirement, and plan for global resource naming for
> >data grid federation for further steps to standard file catalog
> >(or Grid File System) profile based on Resource Namespace
> >Service (RNS).  I already asked Prof Matsuda at Osaka-U/Naregi
> >to talk a future plan of data grid federation of Naregi, EGEE,
> >OSG, and others.
> >
> >I would like to call for presentations especially about
> >experience of LFC, RLS and other file catalogs, and future
> >standadization issue.  If you are interested, please let me
> >know.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Osamu
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