[OpenAFS] OpenAFS not able to support large files?

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 09:01:11 -0400

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I ran across the below paragraph in an IBM document at 
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg246657.pdf (page 7).  When 
talking about NFSv4, they said:

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NFS has evolved into a powerful enterprise file system that enables it 
to take
advantage of today's more powerful servers and storage. Earlier 
enterprise file
systems such as AFS and DFS have architectural limitations that limit 
their ability
to process large files and take advantage of the increased memory and
multiprocessor support available in modern servers.*

I know that AFS is used extensively at large companies like Intel and 
IBM.  I was wondering how true the above really was??

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I ran across the below paragraph in an IBM document at
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg246657.pdf">http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg246657.pdf</a> (page 7).&nbsp; When
talking about NFSv4, they said: 
 
 
NFS has evolved into a powerful enterprise file system that enables it
to take 
advantage of today&#8217;s more powerful servers and storage. Earlier
enterprise file 
systems such as AFS and DFS have architectural limitations that limit
their ability 
to process large files and take advantage of the increased memory and 
multiprocessor support available in modern servers. 
 
 
I know that AFS is used extensively at large companies like Intel and
IBM.&nbsp; I was wondering how true the above really was?? 
 
 
 
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