[Federated-fs] FSN and filesets

[Ellard, Daniel]

If that's the case, then that's something else that does need to be
distinguished!

A junction represents the relationship between a directory in one
fileset (or more generally, a node in the namespace) and the root of
another fileset.  If filesets are the building blocks, then junctions
are the nails, or the glue (pick your metaphor).

-Dan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Raj, Theresa 
> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 11:18 AM
> To: Ellard, Daniel; federated-fs at sdsc.edu
> Subject: RE: [Federated-fs] FSN and filesets
> 
> It seems to me that junction is another term that is being 
> used interchangeably for a fileset.  Or at least, I haven't 
> made the distinction between a fileset and a junction. 
> 
> Theresa
> 
> >  -----Original Message-----
> >  From: Ellard, Daniel
> >  Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 12:34 PM
> >  To: federated-fs at sdsc.edu
> >  Subject: [Federated-fs] FSN and filesets
> >  
> >  
> >  The current document defines fileset first, and then FSN,  
> and then 
> > says that these two terms are used interchangably.
> >  I'd like to scrub the document and fix the usage to keep  
> these terms 
> > distinguished.  A fileset is the unit of  management and 
> abstraction 
> > for data, and a FSN is a name for  a fileset.  It's useful 
> to be able 
> > to distinguish between  the thing and the name of the thing.
> >  
> >  Thoughts?
> >  	-Dan
> >   
> >     
> >  
>