Add 2017Q1 pNFS entry from rmacklem
Some additions to the introductory material by me, as well.
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least 3 more bits out, one at each level.</task>
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</help>
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</project>
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<project cat="kern">
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<title>pNFS server Plan B</title>
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<contact>
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<person>
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<name>
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<given>Rick</given>
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<common>Macklem</common>
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</name>
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<email>rmacklem@FreeBSD.org</email>
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</person>
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</contact>
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<body>
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<p>Parallel NFS (pNFS) is an extension to the NFSv4 protocol that
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allows for file accesses within a single logical mount to be
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performed against multiple NFS file servers, "in parallel".
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Thus, a pNFS server separats the MetaData operations from the
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Data operations (Read/Write/Setattr of size N), letting
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existing NFSv3 servers be used for the bulk data storage
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while still taking advantage of NFSv4 protocol enhancements,
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among other things.</p>
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<p>My first attempt at a pNFS server using GlusterFS was a dud.
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It worked, but performance was so poor that it was not
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usable. This attempt that I call Plan B, only uses &os;,
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with one &os; server handling the MetaData operations and K
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&os; servers configured to serve Data. An NFSv4.1 client
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that supports the pNFS File Layout will be able to
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Read/Write to the Data servers directly, spreading out the
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RPC load and allowing growth beyond that of what a single
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&os; NFS server could achieve.</p>
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<p>There is no support for the Flex Files Layout or mirroring
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at this time. I hope to use the Flex Files Layout to add
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mirroring support over the next year or so. Striping is
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also not supported, but I have no plans for implementing it
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at the moment.</p>
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<p>Plan B is working quite well now and should be available
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for testing by the end of April. I will announce how to do this on
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the freebsd-fs@FreeBSD.org mailing list when it is available.</p>
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</body>
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<help>
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<task>Testing by others will be needed, once it is available.</task>
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</help>
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</project>
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</report>
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