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Installing VDT 2.0.0 With Pacman

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

1. Install Pacman
2. Pick the right VDT for you
3. Consider your options
4. Install the VDT
5. Choose a CA certificate distribution
   Note: Most of the software installed by the VDT will not work if you do not do this step!
6. 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
   
   • Start services
   • 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
   • Working with PBS and LSF queues
   • Rate Limit the Globus Jobmanager
   Post-installation steps for clients
   
   • Get a user certificate
   Post-installation steps for developers
   
   • Prepare to build against Globus
   Advanced installation tips
   
   • Installing on an unsupported platform
   • Installing 32-bit software on a 64-bit platform
   • Installing unsupported software
   • Preserve configuration from an old installation
   • Modify Pacman's setup scripts
   • Understand VDT file backups
   • Understand VDT log rotation