Does the concept of a distributed filesystem require a distributed filesystem to consist of multiple filesystems located on different computers?
Does an NFS filesystem consist of only one filesystem? (See the diagram below)
If yes, is an NFS filesystem a distributed filesystem?
Thanks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clustered_file_system#Network-attached_storage says
Network-attached storage (NAS) provides both storage and a file
system, like a shared disk file system on top of a storage area
network (SAN). NAS typically uses file-based protocols (as opposed to
block-b...
@Tim Well, it's an internet number, but its form is a US phone number. And it accepts SMSs, so Google was apparently ok with it. It sent the number an SMS for authentication. I got it from anveo.com.
It seems distributed and networked filesystems are basically synonyms, at least according to Wikipedia.
I guess the common factor is that the filesystem isn't on the computer being used, but elsewhere.
I used AFS once. The Andrew File System. UNC used to use it. They probably still do.
I wasted a lot of time trying to get it to work on Linux, once upon a time.
> Over the years, though, it became apparent that AFS’ suitability was coming to an end. As technology has advanced, most of AFS’ functionality has been replaced by newer technology, such as Office 365 and WordPress.
@Tim I don't know. I never found AFS terribly useful when at UNC, nor did I use it much. Personally I would not recommend Office or Wordpress to anyone.
But really, a better way of distributing data (at least small data) is to use distributed version control. Which wasn't a thing while I was at UNC.
@Tim No, I'm using a paid plan. USD 2 a month, prepaid.
@Tim I'm not sure. I haven't tried.
I think not - they probably charge you per minute.
@Tim I needed a phone number to do 2FA using SMS for a bank. And banks use short codes, which not all services support.
