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Parts of this document are taken from the AFS FAQ and -IBM's Quick Beginnings guide on AFS. Well, never reinvent the wheel :) +This document provides you with all neccessary steps to install an OpenAFS +server on Gentoo Linux. Parts of this document are taken from the AFS FAQ and +IBM's Quick Beginnings guide on AFS. Well, never reinvent the wheel. :) </p> </body> </section> <section> -<title>What is AFS ?</title> +<title>What is AFS?</title> <body> <p> AFS is a distributed filesystem that enables co-operating hosts (clients and servers) to efficiently share filesystem resources -across both local area and wide area networks. Clients hold a +across both local area and wide area networks. Clients hold a cache for often used objects (files), to get quicker access to them. </p> @@ -59,70 +60,70 @@ <p> AFS is based on a distributed file system originally developed at the Information Technology Center at Carnegie-Mellon University -that was called the "Andrew File System". "Andrew" was the name of the -research project at CMU - honouring the founders of the University. Once -Transarc was formed and AFS became a product, the "Andrew" was dropped to +that was called the "Andrew File System". "Andrew" was the name of the +research project at CMU - honouring the founders of the University. Once +Transarc was formed and AFS became a product, the "Andrew" was dropped to indicate that AFS had gone beyond the Andrew research project and had become -a supported, product quality filesystem. However, there were a number of -existing cells that rooted their filesystem as /afs. At the time, changing -the root of the filesystem was a non-trivial undertaking. So, to save the -early AFS sites from having to rename their filesystem, AFS remained as the +a supported, product quality filesystem. However, there were a number of +existing cells that rooted their filesystem as /afs. At the time, changing +the root of the filesystem was a non-trivial undertaking. So, to save the +early AFS sites from having to rename their filesystem, AFS remained as the name and filesystem root. </p> </body> </section> <section> -<title>What is an AFS cell ?</title> +<title>What is an AFS cell?</title> <body> <p> -An AFS cell is a collection of servers grouped together administratively -and presenting a single, cohesive filesystem. Typically, an AFS cell is a set -of hosts that use the same Internet domain name (like for example gentoo.org) -Users log into AFS client workstations which request information and files -from the cell's servers on behalf of the users. Users won't know on which server -a file which they are accessing, is located. They even won't notice if a server -will be located to another room, since every volume can be replicated and moved -to another server without any user noticing. The files are always accessable. -Well it's like NFS on steroids :) +An AFS cell is a collection of servers grouped together administratively and +presenting a single, cohesive filesystem. Typically, an AFS cell is a set of +hosts that use the same Internet domain name (for example, gentoo.org) Users +log into AFS client workstations which request information and files from the +cell's servers on behalf of the users. Users won't know on which server a +file which they are accessing, is located. They even won't notice if a server +will be located to another room, since every volume can be replicated and +moved to another server without any user noticing. The files are always +accessable. Well, it's like NFS on steroids :) </p> </body> </section> <section> -<title>What are the benefits of using AFS ?</title> +<title>What are the benefits of using AFS?</title> <body> <p> -The main strengths of AFS are its: +The main strengths of AFS are its: caching facility (on client side, typically 100M to 1GB), security features (Kerberos 4 based, access control lists), simplicity of addressing (you just have one filesystem), scalability (add further servers to your cell as needed), -communications protocol. +communications protocol. </p> </body> </section> <section> -<title>Where can i get more information ?</title> +<title>Where can I get more information?</title> <body> <p> -Read the <uri link="http://www.angelfire.com/hi/plutonic/afs-faq.html";>AFS +Read the <uri link="http://www.angelfire.com/hi/plutonic/afs-faq.html";>AFS FAQ</uri>. </p> <p> -Openafs main page is at <uri +OpenAFS main page is at <uri link="http://www.openafs.org";>www.openafs.org</uri>. </p> <p> AFS was originally developed by Transarc which is now owned by IBM. You can find some information about AFS on -<uri link="http://www.transarc.ibm.com/Product/EFS/AFS/index.html";>Transarcs +<uri link="http://www.transarc.ibm.com/Product/EFS/AFS/index.html";>Transarc's Webpage</uri>. </p> @@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ <p> OpenAFS has great logging facilities. However, by default it logs straight into its own logs instead of through the system logging facilities you have on your -system. To have the servers log through your system logger, use the +system. To have the servers log through your system logger, use the <c>-syslog</c> option for all <c>bos</c> commands. </p> @@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ <body> <p> -You can get the original IBM AFS Documentation. It is very well written and you +You can get the original IBM AFS Documentation. It is very well written and you really want read it if it is up to you to administer a AFS Server. </p> @@ -169,20 +170,20 @@ <body> <note> -All commands should be written in one line !! In this document they are +All commands should be written in one line!! In this document they are sometimes wrapped to two lines to make them easier to read. </note> <note> -Unfortunately the AFS Client needs a ext2 partiton for it's cache to run -correctly, because there are some locking issues with reiserfs. You need to -create a ext2 partition of approx. 200MB (more won't hurt) and mount it to +Unfortunately the AFS Client needs a ext2 partiton for its cache to run +correctly, because there are some locking issues with reiserfs. You need to +create a ext2 partition of approx. 200MB (more won't hurt) and mount it to <path>/usr/vice/cache</path> </note> <p> -You should adjust the two files CellServDB and ThisCell before you build the -afs client. (These files are in <path>/usr/portage/net-fs/openafs/files</path>) +You should adjust the two files CellServDB and ThisCell before you build the +AFS client. (These files are in <path>/usr/portage/net-fs/openafs/files</path>) </p> <pre caption="Adjusting CellServDB and ThisCell"> @@ -200,10 +201,10 @@ </warn> -- [email protected] mailing list
