[Pvfs2-developers] host id

[Rob Ross]

Yes, having multiple file systems would really mess with you because  
you could have the same handle for more than one FS. You sure you  
don't want to just use a string name?

Rob

On May 15, 2008, at 1:10 PM, Nicholas Mills wrote:
> Thanks for your help everyone.
>
> David and I have decided to use the first handle in the server's  
> mapping to identify the server. We are at the point now where we  
> need to find a handle range given a host alias. Does anyone know of  
> a quick and easy way to do this?
>
> There is also the question of which handle range to use. Do we use  
> the meta handles or the data handles? Also, will having multiple  
> filesystems complicate anything?
>
> --Nick
>
> On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 4:10 PM, Phil Carns <carns at mcs.anl.gov> wrote:
> I don't think we have any globally valid fixed sized identifier for  
> the servers.  The only option I know if would be to use a handle  
> (for example, the first handle in the server's mapping) to represent  
> each server.  I think just using the string name would be safer,  
> though.
>
> -Phil
>
>
> Walter Ligon wrote:
> Hey guys,
>
> we're needing to send a server host identification on the wire.  In  
> the config the host_id appears to be a variable length string.   
> Should we just use that, or is there something else of fixed size  
> I'm not aware of?
>
> Walt
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