Network File System (NFS) is a distributed file system protocol originally developed by Sun Microsystems (Sun) in 1984, allowing a user on a client computer...
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usually for redundancy or performance. A shared-disk file system uses a storage area network (SAN) to allow multiple computers to gain direct disk access...
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Network file system may refer to: A distributed file system, which is accessed over a computer network Network File System (protocol), a specific brand...
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between networked computers. A file system provides a data storage service that allows applications to share mass storage. Without a file system, applications...
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InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) is a protocol, hypermedia and file sharing peer-to-peer network for storing and sharing data in a distributed file system. By using...
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to more thorough information on file systems. Many older operating systems support only their one "native" file system, which does not bear any name apart...
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distributed file system, generally used for large-scale cluster computing. The name Lustre is a portmanteau word derived from Linux and cluster. Lustre file system...
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Distributed File System (DFS) is a set of client and server services that allow an organization using Microsoft Windows servers to organize many distributed...
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file is one of several system facilities that assists in addressing network nodes in a computer network. It is a common part of an operating system's...
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Andrew File System (AFS) is a distributed file system which uses a set of trusted servers to present a homogeneous, location-transparent file name space...
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