Excerpts from transarc.external.info-afs: 8-Dec-92 AFS and DFS Barry
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> So, how extensive will the happy co-existence be? Will individual cells
> house both types of files? Will file servers be strictly one or the other?
> Will an individual client machine be able to access both AFS and DFS
> servers? Will it be possible for some users on a client machine to use
> AFS commands while others use DFS? (Note: I'm not suggesting that AFS/DFS
> communication "must" include all of these conveniences. I'm just trying to
> get information that will allow us to guage how much we ought to push our
> users toward AFS at this time.)
As part of the Transarc's AFS/DFS Migration Toolkit, Transarc will make
available an AFS/DFS protocol translation suite (called "ADAPT"). This
will allow AFS 3.3 client workstations to access DFS-resident files, and
will allow an administrator to move any volume from AFS to DFS while
retaining full file system connectivity when viewed from an AFS client.
It's also possible to run both AFS and DFS cache managers simultaneously
on workstations which can support this configuration. This approach may
be adequate in some cases.
I'll be giving a detailed talk about the Toolkit and migration issues at
the AFSUG in Boca Raton, Florida, in January. If you're interested in
attending, contact:
Tracy Linza or Elaine Wolfe
Transarc Corporation
412-338-4400 (FAX 4404)
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Bob Sidebotham
Transarc Corporation
