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AIX Version 4.3 Differences Guide

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server and network load. Designed as a layered file system, CacheFS provides<br />

the ability to cache one file system on another. In an NFS environment, CacheFS<br />

increases the clients per server ratio, reduces server and network loads, and<br />

improves performance for clients particularly on slow links.<br />

CacheFS is contained in the bos.net.cachefs fileset, which is not automatically<br />

installed when installing <strong>AIX</strong>.<br />

7.14.1.1 How CacheFS Works<br />

After creating a CacheFS file system on a client system, the system administrator<br />

specifies which file systems are to be mounted in the cache. When a user on that<br />

client attempts to access files that are part of the back file system, those files are<br />

placed in the cache. Note that the cache does not get filled until a user requests<br />

access to a file or files. Therefore, the initial request to access a file will be at<br />

normal NFS speeds, but subsequent accesses to the same file will be at local<br />

JFS file system speeds. Refer to Figure 43 to see the relationship of the<br />

components in CacheFS.<br />

Figure 43. CacheFS Components<br />

7.14.1.2 Configuring CacheFS<br />

There are two steps involved in setting up a cached file system:<br />

1. Create the local cache.<br />

2. Specify and mount the file systems to cached.<br />

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