parallelismWhen speaking about GridFTP transfers, parallelism refers to having multiple TCP connections between a single pair of network endpoints.
physical file nameThe address or the location of a copy of a file on a storage system.
Policy-based ManagementA method of managing system behavior or resources by setting "policies" (often in the form of "if-then" rules) that the system interprets.
PoolingCombining of assets of different entities, i.e., two or more counties, for efficient investment purposes while maintaining separate accounting trails.
Portable Batch System (PBS)A job scheduler mechanism supported by GRAM. For more information, see http://www.openpbs.org.
private keyIn secure communication, an algorithmic pattern used to encrypt messages that only the corresponding public key can decrypt.
Project eLizaAn initiative launched by IBM in April 2001 to integrate autonomic capabilities into its products and services, including servers, storage, middleware…
ProvisioningProvisioning is the act of putting a grid component into the active state so that it is available to a consumer of the service or resource it supplies.
proxy certificateA short lived certificate issued using a EEC. A proxy certificate typically has the same effective subject as the EEC that issued it and can thus be used…
proxy credentialsThe combination of a proxy certificate and its corresponding private key. GSI typically stores proxy credentials in /tmp/x509up_u<uid> , where <uid> is…
public keyAn encryption key associated with a Notes ID that is used to verify an electronic signature, encrypt a message, or identify an authenticating user.