Note: This version of the VDT (1.3.12) is no longer supported. Feel free to look through the documentation and install it, but we cannot guarantee support for it. The current stable release is 2.0.0.

Installing VDT 1.3.12 With Pacman

Installing the VDT is an easy, five-step process:

1. Install Pacman
2. Pick the right VDT for you
3. Consider your options
4. Install the VDT
5. Take care of any post-install steps
   Note: You only need the steps that apply to your needs, not all of them.
   Post-installation steps for server administrators
   
   • Configure sudo for web services GRAM
   • Set up the pre-web services Globus gatekeeper for your batch system
   • Set up the web services GRAM for your batch system
   • Configure MonaLisa
   • Get a host certificate
   • Get service certificates
   • Set up your gridmap file
   • Set up a Simple CA
   • Add services to TCP wrappers
   • Try out Nest
   • Configure the Generic Information Provider
   Post-installation steps for clients
   
   • Get a user certificate
   Post-installation steps for developers
   
   • Prepare to build against Globus