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- Network Block Device (TCP version)
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- What is it: With this compiled in the kernel (or as a module), Linux
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- can use a remote server as one of its block devices. So every time
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- the client computer wants to read, e.g., /dev/nb0, it sends a
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- request over TCP to the server, which will reply with the data read.
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- This can be used for stations with low disk space (or even diskless)
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- to borrow disk space from another computer.
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- Unlike NFS, it is possible to put any filesystem on it, etc.
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+Network Block Device (TCP version)
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+==================================
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- For more information, or to download the nbd-client and nbd-server
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- tools, go to http://nbd.sf.net/.
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+1) Overview
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+-----------
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- The nbd kernel module need only be installed on the client
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- system, as the nbd-server is completely in userspace. In fact,
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- the nbd-server has been successfully ported to other operating
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- systems, including Windows.
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+What is it: With this compiled in the kernel (or as a module), Linux
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+can use a remote server as one of its block devices. So every time
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+the client computer wants to read, e.g., /dev/nb0, it sends a
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+request over TCP to the server, which will reply with the data read.
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+This can be used for stations with low disk space (or even diskless)
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+to borrow disk space from another computer.
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+Unlike NFS, it is possible to put any filesystem on it, etc.
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+
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+For more information, or to download the nbd-client and nbd-server
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+tools, go to http://nbd.sf.net/.
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+
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+The nbd kernel module need only be installed on the client
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+system, as the nbd-server is completely in userspace. In fact,
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+the nbd-server has been successfully ported to other operating
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+systems, including Windows.
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