Features

After successful authentication users are redirected from the login page to the main page, from which they will be provided with a menu including available operations described in this section.

Note that the ECaccess gateway administrator can set up the HTTP/S plugin to secure only the login process. Therefore, when redirected from the secured login page to the unsecured main page you may receive a security alert. This is a normal message; just select the Äccept" option to continue.

The main page provides the following options (organized through menu entries in the left margin):

Browsing menu

• Browse files: the user can browse through his ECHOME, ECSCRATCH or ECFS files and directories.
• Delete files: users can select files to be deleted from the different places listed above.
• Copy files: users can copy files between two domains (files can be copied from an ECSCRATCH directory to an ECFS directory, for example).
• Transfer files: users can use their browser facilities to transfer files between their computer and their ECHOME, ECSCRATCH or ECFS directories; files are transferred over an FTP connection.
• Add scripts to the job list: users can select one or several scripts and add them to their job list for later submission. Users may continue browsing files, adding more scripts to their basket.
• Select scripts for submission: users can select one or several scripts for immediate submission.
• Request secure file transfers: users can select files to be sent via their transfer spool (equivalent of the TSUB command of the FTP plugin or of the ecaccess-ectrans-request Web Toolkit command or of the ectrans command on the systems at ECMWF).

Queues/Jobs menu

• Browse queues: users can browse through the ëcgate" queues to select a target queue for their next job request.
• Browse basket: users can select scripts from their basket for their next job request.
• Submit new jobs: users can specify complementary parameters related to the execution and confirmed action of their request. The application then submits the job request, which is sent to the job spool (equivalent of the JREQ command of the FTP plugin).

• Monitor job submissions: see section 8.1.
• Monitor secure file transfers: see section 8.2.
• Browse the events history: the history allows saving details (date, name and summary) concerning each event for later consultation by users themselves.

• Access the ECtrans configuration: the user can define the mapping between his ECMWF user identifier and his local user identifiers. He can also check his available protocols.
• Request a new ECaccess Certificate: the user can download a new ECaccess Certificate (description and purpose of these Certificates are discussed in section 3).
• Logout: the user context is deleted and the browser is sent back to the login page.