[OpenAFS] vos release

[klaas hagemann]

> > - is afs testing automatically, if these dead file servers are online
again
> >   and syncs the replikas automiatically? or do i have to try it again
and
> >   again?
>
> I do not believe that AFS will retry.  I think you have to unlock and
> re-release yourself.

ok, and is there any chance to change these time-outs?
Klaas




> > - so will the lock in the vldb be released automatically?
>
> I do not believe so.  I think you have to unlock manually.
>
> AFS was not designed for a _widely_ distributed Cell (where widely
> distributed means thin pipes between the servers).  It was meant for
> one site of an Enterprise network, not a Wide Area Network.
>
> > Thanks,
> > Klaas
>
> -derek
>
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