[OpenAFS-devel] Hierarchical caching support in AFS?

[Derek Atkins]

Nope, AFS does not currently support this.

-derek

Kangesh Gunaseelan <kangesh@real.com> writes:

> Hi,
> 
> From what I have read and understood, a client can pull data only from a
> fileserver which houses data.  I am wondering if it is possible at all with
> the openafs-1.0.3 to get hierarchical caching whereby an "edge" cache
> manager upon request for a file from an application that runs on the "edge"
> box pulls data from an "intermediate" cache manager or an "intermediate"
> fileserver which, in turn, 
> - either pulls data from a "root" fileserver and serves to the "edges" if
> data is not present in the local cache 
> - or serves data to the "edges" from its local cache if the data is already
> present in the cache
> ?
> 
> Thanks,
> Kangesh
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