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The document discusses the features and models of Distributed File Systems (DFS), emphasizing transparency, user mobility, performance, and scalability. It outlines two file access models: the upload/download model and the remote access model, highlighting their respective disadvantages. Additionally, it covers file sharing semantics and caching strategies within DFS.

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Chapter 6_NG_2020.ppt

The document discusses the features and models of Distributed File Systems (DFS), emphasizing transparency, user mobility, performance, and scalability. It outlines two file access models: the upload/download model and the remote access model, highlighting their respective disadvantages. Additionally, it covers file sharing semantics and caching strategies within DFS.

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Distributed Computing

(2020)

DFS

Computer Engineering Dept.


VESIT

Nupur Giri
Distributed File System
Features of a Good File System
•Transparency: Network (access), Location, replication,
Migration, Concurrency, Failure
•User Mobility:
•Performance Measurements:
•Heterogeneity
•Scalability:
File Access Models
Files which are available on servers can be made available to the users
using two file models:

Upload/download model or caching model: In this, the operation of


read() would fetch the entire file from the server and a write() operation
copies the file back to the server disk.

Disadvantages:
• Even if small amount of data is required from the client, it would still
require DFS to fetch the entire file, thus wasting client resources and
network bandwidth.
• Concurrent access to the file requires to be handled, increasing the
complexity.
• If client cache does not have the space for the large server file, this also
requires to be dealt with.
2. Remote access or Remote service model: In this, the file system uses
remote operations such as

Open, close, read, write, get attributes, etc. The copy of the file resides
on the server only.

Disadvantages:
• The server is continuously being accessed for the entire duration of file
access.
• The server resources are used.
File Sharing Semantics

• Unix Sequential Semantics


• Session Semantics
• Immutable Shared File semantics
• Transaction Like Semantics
Unix File Sharing Semantics

mount -t type device destination_dir


Caching

• Cache Granularity
• Location of the client’s
cache:
• Modification propagation:
– Write-through:
– Delayed writes:
– Write on close:
– Centralized control
• Cache validation:
– Client-initiated approach:
– Server-initiated approach:
Distributed File System
Network File System
Network File System
Network File System
Andrew File System
Hadoop Distributred File System
Naming
DNS:RR
X.500

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