start.md

Part I. Getting started

This part is intended for people who are new to dCache. It gives an introduction to dCache, including how to configure a simple setup, and details some simple and routine administrative operations.

Table of Contents

• 1.Introduction

  Cells and Domains
  Protocols Supported by dCache

• 2.Installing dCache

  Installing a dCache instance
  Prerequisites
  Installation of the dCache Software
  Readying the PostgreSQL server for the use with dCache
  Configuring Chimera
  Configuring dCache
  Installing dCache on several nodes
  Securiting your dCache installation
  Upgrading a dCache Instance

• 3. Getting in Touch with dCache

  Checking the Functionality
  dCache without mounted namespace
  WebDAV
  dCap

• The Web Interface for Monitoring dCache

• The Admin Interface

  First steps
  Access with ssh2
  Access with ssh1
  How to use the Admin Interface
  Create a new user
  Use of the ssh Admin Interface by scripts

• Authentication and Authorization in dCache

• How to work with secured dCache

  GSIdCap
  SRM
  WebDAV with certificates

  Files