[OpenAFS] Re: Setting Up OpenAFS on FreeBSD

Benjamin Kaduk kaduk@MIT.EDU
Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:42:11 -0400 (EDT)


On Wed, 27 Jun 2012, Brandon Allbery wrote:

> On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 12:50 PM, Tim Gustafson <tjg@soe.ucsc.edu> wrote:
>
>>>> * The FreeBSD platform, having ZFS, is IMNSHO an excellent choice for a
>>>> file server.
>>>>
>>>> How far ahead is the client code on FreeBSD?
>>
>>> It works under light load, but I am pretty sure there are subtle
>> lingering
>>> issues, and it should not be considered production-ready.  Only memory
>> cache
>>> is available.
>>
>> Are your comments about "light load" related to ZFS or OpenAFS?
>>
>
> OpenAFS client, specifically, as I read it (and as I understand the state

Yes, the openafs client specifically.  The server should be fine.

-Ben

> of things on fbsd; the server has been stable for a long time but the
> client has always been problematic).
>
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