File Servers: System Structure
Separation of file clients and file servers?
Separation of file service and directory service?
Where is state information to be maintained?
stateless servers vs. “stateful” servers.
fault tolerance shorter request messages
no OPEN/CLOSE calls better performance
no server space wasted on tables readahead possible
no limits on number of open files idempotency easier
no problems if a client crashes file locking possible
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