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Linux FedFS Implementation Completed Features

Release

Date

Features

0.6

March 29, 2011

  • Alpha quality, technology preview
  • APIs and CLIs unstable
  • rpc.fedfsd and fedfs admin clients, no GSS support
  • NSDB clients, no TLS support
  • mount.fedfs prototype
  • rpc.mountd, resolve-junction program, kernel patches for junction resolution

0.7

September 3, 2011

  • Alpha quality, technology preview
  • APIs and CLIs unstable, except as noted
  • New program map for automounter
  • Full set of man pages for administrative tools
  • Support for FEDFS_NSDB_PASSWD environment variable
  • FedFS ADMIN RPC clients now handle FEDFS_ERR_DELAY
  • New nsdb_ping_s() API
  • New tools and APIs for managing NSDB container information
  • Support packaging via RPM and other tools

0.8

February 6, 2012

  • Alpha quality, technology preview
  • APIs and CLIs unstable
  • Non-backward compatible: New XML-based junction implementation
  • Non-backward compatible: Represent pathnames as arrays in more places
  • "nfsref" command for managing local junctions
  • Support for NFS basic junctions
  • nfsref and rpc.fedfsd flush kernel's export cache
  • New nsdb_create_fsls_s() API
  • Replace "resolve-junction" command with plug-in library
  • Sample init scripts now included under contrib/
  • Internal static libraries converted to dynamic libraries


Linux FedFS Implementation Roadmap

Release

Calendar

Features

0.9.0

1Q CY12

  • Beta quality
  • APIs and CLIs becoming stable
  • Functional "nfsref" command
  • Client-side support for GETATTR(fs_locations_info)
  • Support for following LDAP referrals during FedFS junction resolution

1.0.0

2Q CY12

  • Production quality file server and client
  • APIs and CLIs stable
  • Junction auditing in rpc.mountd plug-in
  • GSS support in rpc.fedfsd and fedfs admin clients
  • NSDB client support for TLS
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