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A distributed UNIX system based on a virtual circuit switch
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1981
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Distributed File SystemCluster ComputingEngineeringSystem ProgrammingComputer ArchitectureFault TolerancePopular UnixtmVirtual Circuit SwitchDistributed EnvironmentSystems EngineeringParallel ComputingParallel File SystemData ManagementSingle ComputerFile SystemsComputer EngineeringComputer ScienceUnix SystemDistributed ProcessingOperating SystemsDistributed ComputingCloud ComputingFile SystemSystem SoftwareVirtual Machine
The popular UNIXTM operating system provides time-sharing service on a single computer. This paper reports on the design and implementation of a distributed UNIX system. The new operating system consists of two components: the S-UNIX subsystem provides a complete UNIX process environment enhanced by access to remote files; the F-UNIX subsystem is specialized to offer remote file service. A system can be configured out of many computers which operate either under the S-UNIX or the F-UNIX operating subsystem. The file servers together present the view of a single global file system. A single-service view is presented to any user terminal connected to one of the S-UNIX subsystems.