DIRAC ResourcesΒΆ

DIRAC Resources are logical entities representing computing resources and services usually provided by third parties. DIRAC is providing an abstract layer for various types of such services, e.g. Computing or Storage Elements, File Catalogs, etc. For each particular kind of service an implementation is provided and objects representing each service is created using its logical name by an appropriate Factory.

This section describes how Resources of different types can be used for developing DIRAC applications