ARCHIVED: What is OpenAFS?
OpenAFS is the open source release of the Andrew File System (AFS). It is a global, distributed file system used by schools and scientific laboratories around the world.
Each OpenAFS site has its own OpenAFS cell, which is comparable to
a Windows domain. OpenAFS cells are usually named after the
institution or research group administering it. For example, CERN's
OpenAFS cell is called cern.ch
, and Argonne National
Laboratory's OpenAFS cell is called anl.gov
.
OpenAFS allows sharing of disk space among hosts by letting all AFS
participants on the Internet share one logical file space. The root
level directory is /afs
, with Internet domains descending from there. For example,
/afs/umich.edu/...
is a possible directory. OpenAFS
directories worldwide are available to users with access to hosts with
an OpenAFS client installed.
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Last modified on 2018-01-25 13:07:44.