Implementation issues that might impede widespread use of this feature are also explored. A discussion of the management of client and server state, security and locking mechanisms, compound RPC, and client data caching as well as a comparison of performance of NFS Versions 3 and 4 implementations in areas such as reading, writing, and locking. Within the NAS market, the high-end, or enterprise, segment is growing the fastest. This talk focuses on the market requirements for enterprise NAS, and various solutions that strive to meet that need. It also discusses how NFSv4 can play a role in this market, and possible protocol extensions to better serve the needs of enterprise customers.
Customers are interested in solutions that solve problems.
All these questions will be answered. It allows EarthLink to provide robust, scaleable services to our customer base. It is not a perfect solution, however. The competitive aspects of using NFS as a backend storage technology will be discussed, along with the drawbacks that have been encountered and the workarounds used to surmount them. Finally, a look at forthcoming technological improvements will be made, along with a discussion of how they may help EarthLink improve its backend services.