Hi there, interesting project! Deciding where to store the files will depend on: a) Locality of use - Ideally store it as close as possible
to user(not necessarily the creator) b) Availability of space c) Bandwidth between creator and store d) Location of Backup capabilities
Usually you wouldnt have only servers in a DFS environment -it would be a grouping of servers and storage devices -so try not be too OS dependent. Also, if you want more complexity - consider the effects of caching also...(different filesystems will have different caching mechnisms..how do you ensure consistency of a shared file? )
Have a look at a product called Centera from EMC Corp - it has an inbuilt mechanism of providing for file safety that might interest you.
regards, Kishor
--- Nikhil Karkera ianmalc@rediffmail.com wrote:
Hi,
We need to create a distributed file system as part of an academic project.
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