Disconnected Operation in a Distributed File System / Edition 1

by James J. Kistler

Overview

This book is based on the author's PhD thesis which was selected during the 1993 ACM Doctoral Dissertation Competition as one of the three best submissions.

The focus of this work is on the issue of availability in distributed file systems. It presents the important new technique called disconnected operation, in which clients mask failures and voluntary network detachments by emulating the functionality of servers where actual server-oriented solutions are inadequate. This permits client operation even under complete isolation from the server; the clean integration of mobile computers into the system is an important side-effect of the new technique. The design and implementation of disconnected file service in a working system, the Coda file system, is described in detail.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783540606277
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	12/21/1995
Series:	Lecture Notes in Computer Science , #1002
Edition description:	1995
Pages:	252
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.02(d)

Table of Contents

Design rationale.- Architecture.- Coda internals.- Hoarding.- Server emulation.- Reintegration.- Evaluation.- Related work.- Conclusions.