Speakers
Description
The dCache project provides open-source software deployed internationally
to satisfy ever-more demanding storage requirements. Its multifaceted
approach provides an integrated way of supporting different use-cases
with the same storage, from high throughput data ingest, data sharing
over wide area networks, efficient access from HPC clusters, and long
term data persistence on tertiary storage. Although dCache
was originally developed for HEP experiments, today it is used by
various scientific communities, including astrophysics, biomed, and
life science, each with its specific requirements. To match the
requirements of these new communities and keep up with the scaling
demands of existing experiments, dCache evolution is a permanent
ongoing process. With this contribution, we would like to highlight
the recent developments in dCache regarding integration with CERN
Tape Archive (CTA), advanced metadata handling, token-based
authorization support, bulk API for QoS transitions, RESTAPI to
control interaction with the tape system, and future development
directions.
