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pNFS source and BFU archives you say...

The first part of the title for this blog entry mentions pNFS source and BFU archives... Well, the reason that is mentioned is that we have just posted the latest source and BFU archives for the OpenSolaris NFSv4.1/pNFS client and server. As you probably know, we have not integrated into Nevada yet, heck we haven't even gone through PSARC Inception (PSARC is the Platform Software Architecure Review Committee and Inception is one of the first steps in the architecture review process) yet, but we hope this early release gives you the opportunity to play around with pNFS a bit.

Go ahead. Download the source and archives then tell us what you think. I, personally, as well as many other members of our team, put a lot of effort into getting everything ready for this posting as well as trying to produce useful and accurate release notes and documentation. So, we'd like to hear your feedback, especially if you run into problems. Actually, if you don't run into problems we want to know about that too! Success stories are cool. We are always available at nfsv41-discuss AT opensolaris DOT org.

Testing this implementation at the NFSv4.1 Bakeathon

Just in case you are interested, this implementation was the one that we tested while at the NFSv4.1 Bakeathon in Austin, TX earlier this month. The NFSv4.1 Bakeathon is an interoperability testing event where all of the people that are active in implementing to the NFSv4.1 specification bring their stuff to test. This event was like past NFSv4 Bakeathons and Connectathons, but differed in the way that it was held in order to focus on NFSv4.1 testing and ironing out issues with the NFSv4.1 specification, which is currently in draft form. We tested the OpenSolaris client and server against all other NFSv4.1 implementations in attendance.

I have been attending the Bakeathons and Connectathons since about 2004 and unfortunately, due to unforseen circumstances, I wasn't able to attend this last one. This was a bummer because these are cool events to attend and take part in. I, personally, always gain a deeper understanding about the product and protocol that I am implementing because it is just a bunch of engineers sitting in a room together hacking on code and discussing their interpretation of the specification in order to get the first glimmer of interoperability. I look forward to the next event.

And, finally some completely useless and random facts...

489 - Number of pages in the latest draft of the NFSv4.1 specification

Rich Lowe (richlowe) - First person that downloaded and installed our archives after being announced on 6/25/2007. Rich sent me mail at 12:20am MT on 6/26/2007. 21 minutes after announcing the release on nfs-discuss AT opensolaris DOT org. That seems pretty hard to beat...but let me know if you did.

128 - Number of new or modified files in the pNFS source (as of the June 25, 2007 release)

3 - Number of female engineers working on pNFS

14 - Number of days until our PSARC Inception Review (it is on July 11, 2007).

6 - Number of days until our PSARC Inception Review materials are due... I better get going. :)