From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Lever, Charles" Subject: RE: nfs/rdma Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 06:47:31 -0800 Message-ID: <482A3FA0050D21419C269D13989C611307CF4B91@lavender-fe.eng.netapp.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Cc: Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.11] helo=sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list2.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1CfJOM-0003AW-PR for nfs@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 17 Dec 2004 06:47:38 -0800 Received: from mx1.netapp.com ([216.240.18.38]) by sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.41) id 1CfJOL-0000DR-Fp for nfs@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 17 Dec 2004 06:47:38 -0800 To: "kaushik" Sender: nfs-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: nfs-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: Discussion of NFS under Linux development, interoperability, and testing. List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: > I want to know that=20 > there is NFS/RDMA Linux client , so will it work with the NFS=20 > Server say which is also on other Linux machine. currently there are no productized RDMA-enabled NFS servers anywhere. there are two server prototypes i am aware of, neither of which are open source. to take advantage of RDMA, both client *and* server must support direct data placement. that is a significant modification of the RPC client and server. we are working towards that goal now, but we won't have anything for quite some time on Linux. > Can u explain or suggest any document which explains NFS/RDMA > Client -Server architecture? I have to see whether i can port > the NFS/RDMA Linux Client on to MAC Osx. there are three internet drafts available describing NFS/RDMA and proposing NFSv4 sessions to help manage RDMA transports. use google and search for "Talpey NFS RDMA" (Talpey is one of the authors of these drafts). the open source Linux NFS/RDMA project is described here: http://www.citi.umich.edu/projects/rdma/ ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ _______________________________________________ NFS maillist - NFS@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nfs