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

sabah sabah@hep.man.ac.uk
Tue, 9 Dec 2003 22:05:06 +0000 (GMT)


 Hi Derek,
         I am sorry I should if included "oenafs-info" in My reply.

On Tue, 9 Dec 2003, Derek Atkins wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Please CC: openafs-info on all your replies...
> 
> 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.

  I only have the following line in the cacheinfo file

 /afs:/usr/vice/cache:100000
 and the cache partition size:
  500 MB
  
  Thanks,  Sabah.

> 
> >  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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> > *     From Sabah Salih                                                *
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*     From Sabah Salih                                                *
*     Department of Physics and Astronomy,                            *
*     The University of Manchester, Oxford Rd, Manchester M13 9PL     *
*     Tel: +44 1612754171 or  x4171 Mobile: 07941344515               *
*     E-mail: sabah@hep.man.ac.uk                                     *
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