From: "David Sullivan" Subject: NFS reliability in Enterprise Environment Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 16:01:57 -0600 Message-ID: <5573EF758F632B43A91FE1A01B6AC3D401B77D6B@exch3-dc-aus.northamerica.corporate-domain.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C6277B.1EF3E0BE" Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.91] helo=mail.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list2.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1F4Q3G-0003yY-2M for nfs@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 01 Feb 2006 14:02:10 -0800 Received: from outbound-ash.frontbridge.com ([206.16.192.249] helo=outbound1-ash-R.bigfish.com) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtps (TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 4.44) id 1F4Q3D-00061V-Np for nfs@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 01 Feb 2006 14:02:10 -0800 Received: from outbound1-ash.bigfish.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by outbound1-ash-R.bigfish.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8800E70CA31 for ; Wed, 1 Feb 2006 22:02:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail27-ash-R.bigfish.com (unknown [172.18.2.1]) by outbound1-ash.bigfish.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 86E2670C985 for ; Wed, 1 Feb 2006 22:02:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail27-ash.bigfish.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by mail27-ash-R.bigfish.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7C19A48E4EB for ; Wed, 1 Feb 2006 22:02:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtpdcaus.corporate-domain.net (smtpdcaus1.corporate-domain.net [209.163.142.145]) by mail27-ash.bigfish.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4BBF348E0A0 for ; Wed, 1 Feb 2006 22:02:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: from exch3-dc-aus.northamerica.corporate-domain.net (exch3-dc-aus.northamerica.corporate-domain.net [172.16.4.40]) by smtpdcaus.corporate-domain.net (8.12.8+Sun/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k11M20ZF012950 for ; Wed, 1 Feb 2006 16:02:01 -0600 (CST) To: Sender: nfs-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: nfs-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: Discussion of NFS under Linux development, interoperability, and testing. List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: ------_=_NextPart_001_01C6277B.1EF3E0BE Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Does anyone have any data they can share on the reliability of Linux NFS servers (not clients) in an enterprise environment (e.g. server uptimes, number of volumes shared, number of clients, IO rates)? I have a large enterprise application set (about 10K programs) that uses NFS for file-sharing. A movement is afoot at my company to port the applications from the more expensive "big iron" Unix systems it is currently deployed on to less expensive Linux x86 servers. I'm trying to do a baseline risk assessment of this move, and I'd like some empirical data (or some speculative) on the reliability of NFS. Even better would be a contrast in reliability to shared-storage filesystems like GFS or OCFS2. = TIA! = Notice: This transmission is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) = and may contain information that is confidential and/or privileged. If you= are not the intended recipient, please delete this transmission and any at= tachments and notify the sender by return email immediately. Any unauthori= zed review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C6277B.1EF3E0BE Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Does anyo= ne have any = data they can share on the reliability of Linux NFS servers (not clien= ts) = in an enterprise environment (e.g. server uptimes, number of volumes shared= , = number of clients, IO rates)? I have a large enterprise application s= et = (about 10K programs) that uses NFS for file-sharing. A movement = is = afoot at my company to port the applications from the more expensive "big i= ron" = Unix systems it is currently deployed on to less expensive Linux x86 = servers. I'm trying to do a baseline risk assessment of this move, an= d I'd = like some empirical data (or some speculative) on the reliability of NFS.&n= bsp; = Even better would be a contrast in reliability to shared-storage filesystem= s = like GFS or OCFS2.

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