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2019 Apr 10
2
Am I nuts to attempt a VFS local cache module?
Sorry if this isn't the right place to ask this question.
I'm thinking of writing a module that intercepts Samba requests to keep
only a subset of a file store on a local server with the rest being
stored on a cloud. It would be an open source module similar to these
products:
https://aws.amazon.com/storagegateway/
2019 Apr 10
0
Am I nuts to attempt a VFS local cache module?
...d in doing this are:
>
> 1. Won't have to incessantly worry about disk size on servers
> 2. Can rebuild servers seemlessly from cloud when local server is
> compromised.
>
> Is this idea wrong?
No, it's a great idea ! See here:
https://www.snia.org/sites/default/files/SDC15_presentations/smb/JeremyAllison_The_Future_is_Cloudy.pdf
for a possible design (from 2015 no less :-).
> Has it already been done? Is there a better
> alternative?
Had the design, no time to write it. I'm happy
to help with anything you want to discuss :-).
Loughborough University in the UK...