Title
Coda: a highly available file system for a distributed workstation environment
Abstract
A description is given of Coda, a file system for a large-scale distributed computing environment composed of Unix workstations. It provides resilience to server and network failures through the use of two distinct but complementary mechanisms. One mechanism, server replication, involves storing copies of a file at multiple servers. The other mechanism, disconnected operation, is a mode of execution in which a caching site temporarily assumes the role of a replication site. Disconnected operation is particularly useful for supporting portable workstations. The design of Coda optimizes availability and performance and provides the highest degree of consistency attainable. Measurements from a prototype show that the performance cost of providing high availability in Coda is reasonable
Year
DOI
Venue
1990
10.1109/12.54838
IEEE Trans. Computers
Keywords
Field
DocType
server replication,coda,coda optimizes,distributed file system,high availability,availability,caching site,distributed workstation environment,disconnected op- eration,scalability,highly available file system,unix workstations,disconnected operation,file system,file organisation,workstation environment,workstations,complementary mechanism,server replication.,performance cost,prototype,caching,performance,distributed processing,portable comput- ers,index terms- andrew,replication site,multiple server,design optimization,file servers,unix,computer networks,distributed computing environment,resilience,prototypes,distributed computing
File server,File system,Self-certifying File System,Distributed Computing Environment,Computer science,Server,Unix,Workstation,High availability,Operating system
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
39
4
0018-9340
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
446
131.06
24
Authors
6
Search Limit
100446
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
M. Satyanarayanan187741707.65
James J. Kistler2673192.53
Puneet Kumar3775225.09
Maria E. Okasaki4446131.06
Ellen H. Siegel5472139.96
David C. Steere6758189.35