[OpenAFS] Re: OpenAFS-info digest, Vol 1 #1500 - 13 msgs

[Derek Atkins]

If the cache is on its own partition then the afs cache manager will
deal with making sure it doesn't fill.  If you share the cache
with other data then you're completely on your own.

The recommended way is to have a dedicated cache partition.

-derek

sabah <sabah@hep.man.ac.uk> writes:

>    Dear All,
>             If you have an AFS server with "cache" area only
>   500 MB. How would you make sure this area does not get full?
>   My understanding is that the cache area should not keep a copy
>   longer than it need. 
>   
>   Is there a way of making sure the cache does not get filled?
>   Is there away avoiding server hung due to the cache area full?     
>
>    Thanks,  Sabah.
>
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