DutchGrid Configuration
Globus 2.0
Globus 1.1.x

Configuring a Globus-2.0 system for DutchGrid

Certificates

For use on DutchGrid, you will need a certificate (a electronic file containing a digitally signed copy of the public key pertaining to your keypair) signed by a DataGrid CA. And if you are based in the Netherlands, the DutchGrid/NIKHEF CA should be contacted. Provided you configured Globus, the grid-cert-request program will suggest mailing your certificate request to "ca@nikhef.nl". The preferred way for both users and admins is to use the web-based build-a-request form on the DutchGrid CA web to generate certificate requests.
Alternatively, you can configure your Globus setup to have grid-cert-request generate the proper names. For this modify the file /etc/grid-security/grid-security.conf like:

...
# These values are set by globus-setup
SETUP_GSI_HOST_BASE_DN="OU=cs.vu.nl, O=hosts, O=dutchgrid"
SETUP_GSI_USER_BASE_DN="OU=cs, O=vu, O=users, O=dutchgrid"
SETUP_GSI_CA_NAME="NIKHEF medium-security X.509 CA"
SETUP_GSI_CA_EMAIL_ADDR="ca@nikhef.nl"
...

But of course your own domain name and organisation name should be used inctead of this example.

Do not mail your requests to ca@globus.org, since Globus certs will not be valid on the EU-DataGrid and the nameform will be incorrect! See the DutchGrid CA site for the signing policy and procedures. ... And remember protect your private key at all times!

Getting in the TestBed Overview pages

Send me a mail with your host name(s). If you have any specific news to announce on the "Hot News" page, you can mail it to that address as well.

Setting up your information servers

It is up to you to register your setup with an information index service. Which information index to subscribe to depends on your user community and the needs of your (virtual) organization. If needed, a top-level Index service can be established for you on a central server; an example is the "EDG" index that is served from "edgmds.dutchgrid.nl" on port 2135.

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