Ficus: A Very Large Scale Reliable Distributed File System (1991)
| Venue: | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES |
| Citations: | 45 - 7 self |
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@TECHREPORT{Guy91ficus:a,
author = {Richard G. Guy},
title = {Ficus: A Very Large Scale Reliable Distributed File System},
institution = {UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES},
year = {1991}
}
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Abstract
The dissertation presents the issues addressed in the design of Ficus, a large scale wide area distributed file system currently operational on a modest scale at UCLA. Key aspects of providing such a service include toleration of partial operation in virtually all areas; support for large scale, optimistic data replication; and a flexible, extensible modular design. Ficus incorporates a "stackable layers" modular architecture and full support for optimistic replication. Replication is provided by a pair of layers operating in concert above a traditional filing service. A "volume" abstraction and on-the-fly volume "grafting" mechanism are used to manage the large scale file name space. The replication service uses a f...
