* install grid-ftp server using the YUM Package Manager:
It is recommended to take the gridFTP server from the IGE (Initiative for Globus in Europe) repository.
Please configure IGE repositories
{{{
#!div style="font-size: 90%"
{{{#!sh
cat > /etc/yum.repos.d/IGE.repo << EOF
[IGE]
name=IGE
baseurl=http://repo-rpm.ige-project.eu/sl/sl5/x86_64/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=http://repo-rpm.ige-project.eu/RPM-GPG-KEY-IGE
EOF
}}}
}}}

{{{
#!div style="font-size: 90%"
{{{#!sh
cat > /etc/yum.repos.d/IGE-updates.repo << EOF
[IGE-updates]
name=IGE - Updates
baseurl=http://repo-rpm.ige-project.eu/sl/updates/sl5/x86_64/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=http://repo-rpm.ige-project.eu/RPM-GPG-KEY-IGE
}}}
}}}

'''IMPORTANT:''' If for any reason you do not want to use IGE repos, you can alternatively configure the system to use EPEL (Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux) repository.
* The configuration can be done by installation of yum-conf-epel.noarch package using the YUM Package Manager.
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{{{#!sh
yum install yum-conf-epel.noarch
}}}
}}}

Install the gridFTP server package:
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{{{#!sh
yum install globus-gridftp-server-progs.x86_64
}}}
}}}


The grid-ftp server requires the X.509 certificate and key to be present in the following locations
* ''/etc/grid-security/hostcert.pem''
* ''/etc/grid-security/hostkey.pem''

The GridFTP server has to be configured to know the range of opened ports for connections.
Please edit the /etc/xinetd.d/gsiftp file and set the GLOBUS_TCP_PORT_RANGE environment variable.

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{{{#!sh
service gsiftp
{
 instances               = 100
 per_source              = 50
 socket_type             = stream
 wait                    = no
 user                    = root
 env                     += GLOBUS_TCP_PORT_RANGE=20000,25000
 server                  = /usr/sbin/globus-gridftp-server
 server_args             = -i  -l /var/log/globus-gridftp.log
 server_args             += -d ERROR,WARN
 log_on_success          += DURATION
 nice                    = 10
 disable                 = no
}


}}}
}}}

* If needed please install the xinetd tool first
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{{{#!sh
yum install xinetd.x86_64
}}}
}}}

IMPORTANT: Do not forget to start or reload xinetd service.
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{{{#!default
service xinetd reload
}}}
}}}

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{{{#!default
service xinetd start
}}}
}}}

If you plan to  transfer large files we advice you to adjust system wide TCP keepalive: parameters:
{{{
echo "600" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_keepalive_time
echo "75" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_keepalive_intvl
echo "9" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_keepalive_probes
}}}
In order to make the changes persistent add it also to the `/etc/sysctl.conf`