PAUSE
GO
The RFS Model
We'll demonstrate server-client resource sharing
under the RFS Model in the following diagram.
The RFS Model
CLIENT SERVER
/ /
| |
----------- -----------
| | | |
x e a
| |
| -----------
| | |
f b
|
-----------
| |
c
|
-----------
| |
file
First the SERVER advertises
the resource (RSC) with
adv RSC /a/b
The RFS Model
CLIENT SERVER
/ /
| |
----------- -----------
| | | |
x e a
| |
| -----------
| | |
f b
|
-----------
| |
c
|
-----------
| |
file
Second, the CLIENT queries the
network for available resources with:
nsquery
The RFS Model
CLIENT SERVER
/ /
| |
----------- -----------
| | | |
e a
| |
| -----------
| | |
f ------------------------------->b
|
-----------
| |
c
|
-----------
| |
file
Third, the CLIENT mounts
the resource with:
mount -d RSC /e/f
The RFS Model
CLIENT SERVER
/ /
| |
----------- -----------
| | | |
x e a
| |
| -----------
| | |
f b
|
-----------
| |
c
|
-----------
| |
file
A user on the CLIENT machine
looks at file with:
cat /e/f/c/file
The RFS Model
CLIENT SERVER
/ /
| |
----------- -----------
| | | |
x e a
| |
| -----------
| | |
f b
|
-----------
| |
c
|
-----------
| |
file
A user on the SERVER
looks at file with:
cat /a/b/c/file