Register Storage Resource

NOTE: Please note this set of instructions are ONLY for gateways hosted by the user. If not SciGaP admins will do this configuration for you in SciGaP Portal.

1. Navigate to Admin Dashboard → Storage Resource → Register
   
2. Provide
   
   • Host Name: sg03.iu.xsede.org
     
   • Storage Resource Description: Storage for airavata gateway
     
   • Create
     
3. In Data Movement Interfaces tab
   
   • Click ‘Add a new Data Movement Interface’
     
   • Select ‘SCP’ from the list
     
   • Select Security Protocol: SSH_KEYS
     
   • Alternate SSH Host Name: Leave empty
     
   • SSH Port: 22
     
   • Add Data Movement Interface
     

Gateway Resource Profile

1. NOTE: This is the section to configure the storage resource for the gateway. Storage resource is the place to hold all gateway user data: inputs and outputs from computations.
   
2. Navigate to Settings → Gateway Resource Profile.
3. Select a SSH key from the list or generate new one and assign it.
4. Click: New Storage Preference +.
5. Select Storage Resource: This is the storage resource for the user files and generally its the same server that holds the Django portal. If the gateway is deployed for you, this part would be taken cared by the SciGaP team. If the gateway is self-deployed select the host name of the server you deployed the gateway.
6. Login Username: pga (This is the username which uses to ssh to the storage resource)
7. File System Root Location: /var/www/portals/gateway-user-data/seagrid (The path which stores all user files, input files and output files)
8. Resource Specific Credential Store Token: Select a token from the list. (Public key of this token need to be added to authorized_keys in your storage resource ‘pga’ login)
9. Save.