DistOS 2019F 2019-10-02

Readings

Sprite, AFS, & Literature reviews

• John Ousterhout et al., "The Sprite Network Operating System" (1987)
• John H. Howard et al., "Scale and Performance in a Distributed File System" (1988)
• Harvey, "What Is a Literature Review?" (DOC) (PPT)
• Taylor, "The Literature Review: A Few Tips On Conducting It" (PDF)

Discussion Questions

• How did AFS and Sprite scale? What was the key strategy?
• How are AFS and Sprite similar? Different?
• To what extent did they follow UNIX semantics for filesystems?
• What makes a good literature review?