Reference Manuals

Basic Application Services User Guide

This guide describes how to use the Basic Application Services Package for provision of data storage and processing (using application installed on a cluster) to trusted users.

Client Management User Guide

The guide describes how to use the client management package for organisation-level management of service users and centralised control and monitoring of service procurement and use.

Client User Guide

This guide describes how to use the Client Package to access GRIA management and application services via desktop applications, including a client API toolkit for integration of client applications.

GRIA Workflow Application

This guide describes the GRIA Workflow Application software for deploying and running XScufl workflows as GRIA applications. XScufl workflows may be created using Taverna or g-Eclipse.

GRIA Workflow Plugins for Taverna

This guide describes the GRIA Workflow Plugins for Taverna and how GRIA jobs and data transfer operations can be composed and executed in workflows.

Guide to Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

This guide is a brief introduction to Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), covering the purpose and use of keys, certificates and certificate authorities for signing and encrypting communications.

OGSA-DAI User Guide

This guide describes how to use the GRIA OGSA-DAI Package for publication of structured data resources (relational, XML and bespoke) for trusted subscribers.

PBAC 2 Manual

PBAC (Process-Based Access Control) is the security system used in the GRIA services. This guide explains how to administer a service using PBAC, and how to use PBAC in your own programs and services.

Service Developers' Toolkit Manual

This guide describes how developers can integrate new application services with GRIA's security and management capabilities.

Service Installation Manual (all services)

This guide contains the core installation instructions that are common to all GRIA services. Topics covered include installing Java and Tomcat, war file deployment and firewall configuration.

Service Provider Management User Guide

This guide describes how to use the Service Provider Management Package for SLA based service management and billing based on a simple management protocol for both GRIA and 3rd party application services.

Workflow Deployer Application

This guide describes the GRIA Workflow Deployer Application software which works in conjunction with the GRIA Workflow Application package, and enables the automatic conversion of a user-supplied XScufl workflow into a GRIA application, which is then automatically deployed onto a GRIA Job Service. XScufl workflows may be created using Taverna or g-Eclipse.