[OpenAFS] distributed_file_system

Lukas Kubin kubin@opf.slu.cz
Tue, 15 Jul 2003 16:42:46 +0200 (CEST)


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I think you can't create one mountpoint for multiple volumes (each /vicepa
contains few volumes) to get more filespace.
You would need some way of clustering one layer below the AFS filesystem.

lukas

On Tue, 15 Jul 2003, Marek Jan wrote:

> Hi,
> In Administration guide is about distributed file system:
>
> Networked computing environments often use distributed file systems like AFS.
> A distributed file system takes advantage of the interconnected nature of
> the network by storing files on more than one computer in the network and
> making them accessible to all of them. In other words, the responsibility for
> file storage and delivery is "distributed" among multiple machines instead of
> relying on only one. Despite the distribution of responsibility, a distributed
> file system like AFS creates the illusion that there is a single filespace.
>
> I am running two servers+clients with AFS 1.2.9, working fine, but I need following:
> Servers:
> 	linux1.foo.cz
> 	linux2.foo.cz
> 	linuxn.foo.cz
> on each of this servers is partition /vicepa
> and now it is possible mounting all servers to one mountpoint (for example
> /afs/foo.cz) ?
> I need from rather small partitions on each server make one big point accesible from
> all of this servers.
> If it is not possible with AFS, write me please idea about what software I must use.
> Thank You Marek
> PS Soory for my not very good English
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