Disconnected Operation in a Distributed File System
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
by James Jay Kistler.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Berlin, Heidelberg
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Springer-Verlag
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1995
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
: v.: digital
SERIES
Series Title
Lecture notes in computer science, 1002.; ACM distinguished theses.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Design rationale --; Architecture --; Coda internals --; Hoarding --; Server emulation --; Reintegration --; Evaluation --; Related work --; Conclusions.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
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.