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Serverless Network File Systems (1995)
| Content Provider | CiteSeerX |
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| Author | Neefe, Jeanna M. Dahlin, Michael D. Roselli, Drew S. Anderson, Thomas Wang, Olph Y. Patterson, David A. |
| Abstract | In this paper, we propose a new paradigm for network file system design, serverless network file systems. While traditional network file systems rely on a central server machine, a serverless system utilizes workstations cooperating as peers to provide all file system services. Any machine in the system can store, cache, or control any block of data. Our approach uses this location independence, in combination with fast local area networks, to provide better performance and scalability than traditional file systems. Further, because any machine in the system can assume the responsibilities of a failed component, our serverless design also provides high availability via redundant data storage. To demonstrate our approach, we have implemented a prototype serverless network file system called xFS. Preliminary performance measurements suggest that our architecture achieves its goal of scalability. For instance, in a 32-node xFS system with 32 active clients, each client receives nearly as ... |
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| Journal | ACM Transactions on Computer Systems |
| Publisher Date | 1995-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Traditional File System Serverless System Utilizes Workstation Traditional Network File System Failed Component Serverless Network File System Serverless Design Preliminary Performance Measurement Redundant Data Storage Central Server Machine Fast Local Area Network File System Service 32-node Xfs System Active Client Prototype Serverless Network File System Location Independence Network File System Design |
| Content Type | Text |
