[Gllug] distributed filesystems linux <-> solaris

[Tethys]

Ben Fitzgerald writes:

>Has anyone tried distributed filesystems between solaris
>and linux? We have had problems with large files when using
>nfs on linux with solaris.

I haven't encountered any problems with this, but I've heard of others
that have.

>I have seen mention of nfs, afs, coda, gfs + intermezzo on
>google. I appreciate some won't run on solaris (I believe
>gfs and intermezzo but stand to be corrected!)
>
>Does anyone have preferences based on their experience of
>implementing such a solution?

NFS is different to the others. It's a plain network filesystem. The
others are all attempts to have a true distributed filesystem, with
varying degrees of success. I'll let others with more experience of
them comment on their relative merits.

Tet
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