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PASS Technology Update

PASS Technology Update. DCE/DFS support end of life in '08 PASS will continue, we will replace DFS 5 year search yields GPFS. PASS Technology Update. Active GPFS as PASS R&D since '06 GPFS compared to DFS: Faster! SAN based failover System based accounts (UID not UUID) ‏

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PASS Technology Update

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  1. PASS Technology Update • DCE/DFS support end of life in '08 • PASS will continue, we will replace DFS • 5 year search yields GPFS

  2. PASS Technology Update • Active GPFS as PASS R&D since '06 • GPFS compared to DFS: • Faster! • SAN based failover • System based accounts (UID not UUID)‏ • NFS version 4 support, including ACLs • Unique vendor relationship

  3. PASS Technology Update • Planned changes in PASS access methods • AFP gateway (mac.pass.psu.edu) to be decommissioned June 12 • NFS gateway (nfs.pass.psu.edu) to provide NFSv4, may provide NFSv3 support temporarily • SMB/CIFS (win.pass.psu.edu)‏ • new name: smb.pass.psu.edu • may become fully kerberized • More may come later...

  4. PASS Technology Update • Application changes • ACL Explorer / Reset, etc • Club Server Admin (admin.clubs.psu.edu) • Various internal changes • More may come later...

  5. PASS Technology Update • Tentative Timeline • Thru Summer '07: GPFS for PASS evaluation • Summer '07: “beta test” available • Aug '07+: Begin data migration • Spring '08: DCE/DFS shutdown target • Informational / feedback site to come soon • My project blog: www.personal.psu.edu/jcd/blogs/NextPass • Questions ??

  6. PASS Technology Update • Glossary: • PASS: Penn State Access Account Storage Space, aset.its.psu.edu/ait/storagespace.html • DCE/DFS: Distributed Computing Environment and Distributed File System • GPFS: General Parallel File System

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