This project will provide an in-depth evaluation and demonstration of the iRODS system. iRODS, has recently been released to address the short-comings within SRB which relate to the metadata schemes used to describe and annotate the data. In many cases these metadata mechanisms are too restrictive to support complex meta-data schemes for complex role-based Grid systems. iRODS is now in beta release, and as part of the objectives of the JISC e-infrastructure imitative, this project will assess the impact that the new features and functions within iRODS will have on the UK e-Science community.

iRODS Evaluation and Demonstrator

This project is now complete. The complete Final Report, as well as a summary Final Report, are now available.

Aims and Objectives

This project (iREAD) provides a 15 month evaluation of iRODS, within the context of the UK e-Science activities and initiatives.

The project will address this evaluation through five main work-packages:

  1. A demonstration implementation of the iRODS system data management system;
  2. An evaluation of the iRODS system for fine-grained role-based;
  3. An assessment of the maturity of the iRODS technology for integration with existing UK e-Science security infrastructures such as Grid-shib and Kerberos;
  4. Analysis of the capabilities of iRODS for integration with existing e-Science SOA infrastructure and middleware systems;
  5. Wide-scale dissemination and technology transfer of the project results.

Project methodology

The project is being led by the Department of Computer Science at the University of York, and is being hosted as a UK demonstrator within the White Rose Grid.

A series of Grid demonstrators are being built around the iRODS technology, to assess its capabilities in a number of key areas, notably SOA and security integration.

Anticipated outputs and outcomes

The primary outcome of the project will be an in-depth understanding of the capabilities of the iRODS data management system, and its impact for deployment within the UK e-Science community and NGS. The new functions of the system will be evaluated from the perspective of their potential for integration with UK e-Science SOA middleware and community security schemes such as Grid-Shib and Kerberos.

 
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Project partners

Project Staff

Project Manager
  • Professor Jim Austin, Department of Computer Science, University of York, Tel: 01904 432734, Fax: 01904 432767 austin@cs.york.ac.uk
Project Team

  • Dr Tom, Jackson, Department of Computer Science, Unibversity of York, Tel: 01904 567711, Fax: 01904 432767 tom.jackson@cs.york.ac.uk

  • Mark Jessop, Department of Computer Science, University of York, Tel: 01904 567712, Fax: 01904 432767 mark.jessop@cs.york.ac.uk

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Summary
Start date
1 March 2008
End date
31 May 2009
Funding programme
e-Infrastructure Programme
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