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Table 1 Comparison of data grid solutions

From: Implementing a genomic data management system using iRODS in the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute

 

   Deployment

   Basic system set up

   User metadata

   Physical/logical file mapping

   iRODS

   easy

   20 minutes

   yes

   Can be configured to be the same

   dCache

   medium

   Few days

   no

   Hash number

   CASTOR

   hard

   Few weeks

   no

   Hash number