Systemd Services
xrootd@unified - main xrootd service. handles all file and metadata operations excluding third party copy (due to technical limitations)
xrootd@tpc - service handling third party copy
Log Locations
/var/log/xrootd/unified/xrootd.log - main xrootd log file
/var/log/xrootd/tpc/xrootd.log - tpc logs
Protocols
RAL supports 2 protocols: root:// and davs://
Clients
main clients used by xrootd are xrdclient and gfal.
prot:// can be root:// or davs://
transfer (read/write) | remove | stat | |
|---|---|---|---|
xrd | xrdcp prot://endpoint_url:1094//pool_name/path localfile | xrdfs prot://endpoint_url:1094 rm /pool_name/path | xrdfs prot://endpoint_url:1094 stat /pool_name/path |
gfal | gfal-copy prot://endpoint_url:1094//pool_name/path localfile | gfal-rm prot://endpoint_url:1094//pool_name/path | gfal-stat prot://endpoint_url:1094//pool_name/path |