**3.3.4 VOBOX**

The VOBOX [42] is a standard WLCG service developed in 2006 in order to provide the LHC experiments with a place where they can run their own specific agents and services. In addition, it provides the file system access to the experiment software area. This area is shared between VOBOX and the Worker Nodes at the given site. In the case of ALICE, the VOBOX is installed at the WLCG sites on dedicated machines and its installation is mandatory for sites

to enter the grid production (it is an "entry door" for a site to the WLCG environment). The access to the VOBOX is restricted to the Software Group Manager (SGM) of the given Virtual Organization. Since 2008, this WLCG service has been VOMS-aware [42]. In the following section, we will describe the services running on the VOBOX machines reserved at a site for the ALICE computing.
