[OpenAFS] the best distributed file system

[Derek Atkins]

This is a problem on Linux, but not in general.  Solaris, Irix, and
AIX all work fine and do NOT have the CopyOnWrite problem.

-derek

Friedrich Delgado Friedrichs <6delgado@informatik.uni-hamburg.de> writes:

> Hiho!
> 
> Derek Atkins schrieb:
> > AFS.  Coda is still an experimental system and I would not recommend
> > if for mission-critical data storage.
> 
> I know this reaction comes a little late, but...
> 
> I get the Impression you're implying that AFS is a good choice for
> "mission-critical data storage".
> 
> Wouldn't it be responsible right now to warn newcomers about the
> CopyOnWrite failure issue on linux?
> 
> While these issues are present AFS is not exactly the premium choice
> for mission-critical data storage either.
> 
> I can personally live with the workaround, but others can't and
> there's severe loss of data looming.
> 
> I don't know if these issues are present under Solaris as well, so my
> remark does probably not apply to the first poster's request.
> 
> Just to put some salt into the wound :)
> Have a nice day
>      Friedel
> -- 
> 	Friedrich Delgado Friedrichs <friedel@nomaden.org>
> Laziness led to the invention of the most useful tools.

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