From: Brent Callaghan (brent@eng.sun.com)
Date: 12/15/03-12:12:13 PM Z
Message-ID: <3FDDF97D.6040708@eng.sun.com> From: Brent Callaghan <brent@eng.sun.com> Subject: Re: [nfsv4] Global namespace for v4.1? Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 10:12:13 -0800 Nicolas Williams wrote: > IMO we need: > > - a referral mechanism (got that) > - a "root" finding mechanism (we can build that today as a set of > conventions, really) Yes, a couple of important components, though, I should point out, these elements are just a few in a long list of the list of features that we expect of any general-purpose name service, e.g. LDAP, NIS, DNS etc. I think what Julian is trying to point out is that a namespace is more than just a collection of exported filesystems. There's some expectation that these filesystems will be organized in some way, most likely one or more hierarchical trees, and their shape will be determined by the customer. I predict that as the requirements of the namespace become more clearly defined, the advantages of using an established name service will become more apparent. Brent _______________________________________________ nfsv4 mailing list nfsv4@ietf.org https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/nfsv4
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