[OpenAFS] Re: OpenAFS 1.7.x on windows and IBM Tivoli Fastback Continuus Data Protection

Andrew Deason adeason@sinenomine.net
Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:25:26 -0600


On Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:33:18 -0600
David Boyes <dboyes@sinenomine.net> wrote:

> > Just one question: does someone use IBM Tivoli Continous Data
> > Protection Software and save that backup onto OpenAFS 1.7.x
> > \\AFS\... ?
> 
> TCDP makes extensive use of symlinks and byte-range file locking. I
> doubt it would work well in AFS. 

Well, byte-range locks between machines or on the same one? We should be
able to handle them between processes on the same client pretty well on
some platforms.

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Andrew Deason
adeason@sinenomine.net