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Grid computing is often used for conducting time-consuming experiments that produce large amounts of data. Since existing backup and recovery solutions based on GridFTP or RFT require in-depth knowledge, they are not suited for scientists who are not Grid computing experts. Most scientists prefer an easy to use solution to back up and recover their experimental results. The F&L-Grid project (a Grid providing services for research and education) is part of the German Grid Initiative (D-Grid) and is aimed at the design and development of the first generic backup and recovery infrastructure suitable for arbitrary Grid environments. This paper presents the current status of the ongoing F&L-Grid project and outlines the generic backup and recovery infrastructure in detail.
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Mathes, M., Heinzl, S., Freisleben, B. (2009). Towards a Generic Backup and Recovery Infrastructure for the German D-Grid Initiative. In: David, K., Geihs, K. (eds) Kommunikation in Verteilten Systemen (KiVS). Informatik aktuell. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-92666-5_19
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