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

[Derek Atkins]

Hi,

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

>  Hi Derek,
>          Thanks for your reply. the cache is in its own partition.

Then so long as /usr/vice/etc/cacheinfo is configured correctly
you will never overflow your cache.

>  How do I see what the cache manager is doing. Which process I have
>  to look for? What is the recommended cache size for a server with
>  100 GB users area?

A number of ways:
  fs getcache
  cmdebug
  etc.

Read the AFS admin guide.  Without knowing exactly what you are
looking for I don't know what to tell you.

>   Thanks,  Sabah. 

-derek

> On Tue, 9 Dec 2003, Derek Atkins wrote:
>
>> 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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