NFSv4                                                          T. Haynes
Internet-Draft                                              Primary Data
Updates: 5661 (if approved)                            February 27, 2018
Intended status: Standards Track
Expires: August 31, 2018


                   Requirements for pNFS Layout Types
                  draft-ietf-nfsv4-layout-types-10.txt

Abstract

   This document defines the requirements which individual pNFS layout
   types need to meet in order to work within the parallel NFS (pNFS)
   framework as defined in RFC5661.  In so doing, it aims to clearly
   distinguish between requirements for pNFS as a whole and those
   specifically directed to the pNFS File Layout.  The lack of a clear
   separation between the two set of requirements has been troublesome
   for those specifying and evaluating new Layout Types.  In this
   regard, this document updates RFC5661.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   2.  Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     2.1.  Use of the Terms "Data Server" and "Storage Device" . . .   5