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NETWORK FILE SYSTEM! !
Network File System was designed so that users could transparently and remotely access files on the network in the same way as if the file was on the local disk. It can be easily ported to various operating systems and architectures. Description of protocols in machines and systems is done in an independent manner in NFS using the External Data Representation. Implementation of NFS takes place on top of RPC so that implementation and maintenance of protocols is done in a simplified way. ! !
The Network File System Interface is made of :!
1. Virtual File System (VFS )!
2. Virtual Node Interface (vnode)! !
The virtual file system states all the possible operations that can be performed on a file system.
On the other hand,
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We will also describe how implementation of NFS takes place at the user level and how it allows simple server ports. During this discussion, we define the term server as an entity that provides the resources to the network. A client is defined as an entity that uses the resources of the network. A user maybe defined as a someone "signed in"! the client while an application is a ongoing program on the client machine. ! !
One of the most vital design goals for NFS was to simplify the access of files in a network of systems with different operating systems and architectures i.e non-homogenous environment, while simultaneously keeping speeds comparable to that of local disk. The overall goals of NFS were:! !
1. Machine and Operating System Independence:!
! The NFS protocols should be easily implemented on all type of systems independent of type and operating system used so that the File System Server can supply files to any type of clients. Also, it should be hassle-free so that even low end systems like the PC can also implement it ! !
2.Crash Recovery:!
! Clients and Servers should quickly be able to recover from machine and system
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NFS CLIENT SIDE:!
The client side runs using such an interface where files on the server can be easily and transparently accessed by various applications. This is because of the combination of VFS and Vnode.
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The following diagram shows how NFS works. ! !!!!
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SCSI (Internet Small Computer System Interface)! ! iSCSI is a transport layer protocol. How SCSI packets are transported over a TCP/IP network is decided by this protocol. This protocol can be used to send data over various area networks like
LANs, WANs and on the internet, and provide data storage independent of the location. ! ! iSCSI transmits block-level data between a iSCSI server and a iSCSI client located in a storage device. The iSCSI protocol provides encapsulation to SCSI commands and rearranged packet to the TCP/IP layer. These encapsulated packets are then sent over the internet on a P2P connection.
When these packets arrive at the destination, the protocol strips down the extra headers in such a way that the SCSI commands are seen by the operating system as a local SCSI device that can be formatted as usual. ! ! iSCSI is popular in small and medium businesses because of the way server
In the proposed system, both the server and the client use a broker. This broker is identical, allowing for an easy transmission
A(n) ________ is a dedicated high-speed network consisting of both hardware and software, used to connect and manage shared storage devices.
In a Client-server network, the software needs to be installed only in the server and not in the client
In this piece of work I will talk about different network types, topologies, architectures and specify the standards and protocols often related to them. Furthermore I will discuss network hardware and software required by a PC to join a network and access shared resources. Finally, I will look into different network services provided by the networks and the Internet.
In this paper, traditional file storage method and achieve file distributed storage as well as fault-tolerant control using HDFS technology is been discussed.
Network Attached Storage, or NAS, is essentially a file server that hooks directly to your network. It 's hardware
Google File System (GFS) as a proprietary file system was first published by ACM 2003 Article, and was developed by Google for its own use. Its design goal was to provide efficient, reliable access to a large amount of data using clusters of commodity hardware. Those cheap "commodity" computers will bring the high failure rate of individual nodes and the subsequent data loss. So GFS has some strategies to deal with the system failure. GFS also supports for high data throughputs, even when it comes at the cost of latency.
The NOS is the software that runs on servers and defines how resources are shared on the network. It provides the basic operating environment for the server so that it can store data in a secure, reliable way, and satisfy requests from a large number of users simultaneously. The NOS includes a set of tools the network administrator uses to configure the resources on the server as well as utilities for client computers to access those resources.
Common Internet File System runs as an application-layer network protocol used for providing shared access to files, printers, serial ports, and miscellaneous communications between nodes on a network. It also facilitates an authenticated inter-process communication mechanism.
Data communication allows individuals and companies to transmit or receive information from one point to another. For two or more devices to communicate, there should be some mechanism or medium that can link them to help them achieve their goals. This mechanism or medium is governed by rules or laws defining a format is called a protocol [3]. This is because all communications between devices require that the devices agree on proper format of the data. There are variety of standard protocols from which programmers can choose based on the resources available and mainly on the requirements. For e.g. if reliability is very important, then reliable protocols such as TCP should be used. Each protocol has its own advantage and restrictions. Depending on several factors such as speed, reliability, simplicity, programmers choose these protocols. In this essay, I am going to address about the networks and commonly used protocols, functions of seven layers of the OSI model, TCP/IP protocol, and protocols used in wireless communication.
* The data which is to be exchanged can be broken into bits and sent over to receive at other end. This process is called segment.
A system of servers that allow access to media such as documents, images, music and video
differnet devices which allows public and private file sharing. It could be used as a personal cloud to store and manage information.
3. What is the OSI Network Model and explain how the layers correspond to the Internet Protocol Suite?
Data Handling and Packaging: TCP defines a mechanism for the applications to send to be able to send data to higher layers. These data are packaged into messages to be set to needed destination. The destination software then unpackages the data to use