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DFS Subgroup minutes
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mark_Sherman@transarc.com)
Mon Nov 7 14:10:58 1994
Resent-From: Bill Cattey <wdc@MIT.EDU>
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Date: Sun, 6 Nov 1994 11:58:30 -0500 (EST)
From: Mark_Sherman@transarc.com
To: sig-dce@osf.org, sig-dce-fs@osf.org
Cc: Mark_Sherman@transarc.com, btg@cray.com, maher@psc.edu, goldick@psc.edu,
teaff@ibm.com, reinart@cray.com, h_yagi@hitachi.com
Minutes of the DFS Subgroup meeting, Oct 31, 1994, Newton Marriott
(SuperSIG Week)
About 30 people attended.
DFS Vendor Update - Mark Sherman, Transarc
Showed updated charts of who is shipping DFS (based on confirmed information)
Chart posted in another message
More info: Mark.Sherman@transarc.com
Report on "DFS and Mass Storage Integration Meeting"- Brian Gaffy, Cray
Vendors and users met to discuss requirements
White paper to be written with more information
Follow-on meeting at Decorum in Feb
More info: btg@cray.com, maher@psc.edu, goldick@psc.edu
HPSS Overview- Danny Teaff, IBM
Part of collaboration team working on HPSS
Features of HPSS
Overview of HPSS architecture
Scope of problems addressed
Use of DCE within HPSS
HPSS's APIs
More info: teaff@ibm.com
Proposal for Adding Vendor Specific Protocol Extensions
in a Timely Manner- John Reinart, Cray
Cray has implemented DFS protocol extensions
Propose introducing same mechanism for arbitrary extensions
Will offer RFC draft
More info: reinart@cray.com
Distributed File Access Manager - Mark Sherman, Transarc
Hitachi's on-going project
Allows native NetWare clients to access DFS files
Includes Kerberos security from NetWare to DCE
Includes single sign-on capability from NetWare
More info: h_yagi@hitachi.com
DFS in DCE 1.2 update - Mark Sherman, Transarc
Project managers met week before
Reviewed content list published in RFC 63
Discussed some open issues and alternative work items
Suggested that feedback be solicited on alternatives
Another message solicits feedback on alternatives
More info: Mark.Sherman@transarc.com
I have copies of the overheads presented at the meeting. I am willing to
send a copy to other OSF members -- please send me your name, email,
phone number and postal address (if you already left me your name at the
meeting, you need not send me a message). Thanks.
-Mark (DFS Subgroup Chair)
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Mark Sherman
Product Manager, DCE/DFS
Transarc Corp.
707 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
mss@transarc.com
+1-412-338-4420
Fax: +1-412-338-4404
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