Coda File System
User and System Administrators Manual
M. Satyanarayanan, Maria R. Ebling, Joshua Raiff, Peter J.
Braam
v1.1, 20 August 1997
The
Coda File System
is a descendant of the
Andrew
File System.
Like AFS, Coda offers location-transparent access
to a shared Unix file namespace that is mapped on to a collection
of dedicated file servers. But Coda represents a substantial
improvement over AFS because it offers considerably higher
availability in the face of server and network failures. The
improvement in availability is achieved using the complementary
techniques of
server replication
and
disconnected
operation.
Disconnected operation proven especially valuable
in supporting portable computers. This document is a reference
manual for Coda users and system administrators.
