ucdm_timeline
Time Line for ucdm project
May 1992
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o Auspex Meeting
Dave Smith, Mike Hardy
& John Row create a concept
to merge file systems.
based on translucent file system
assumption: tfs worked, nfs should work
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June 1992
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o Limited VFS prototype created
by Dave Smith
no nfs support
targeted to sun / auspex
delivery to be December 1992 (6 months)
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July 1992
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o Waiting on delivery of
Auspex Source Code
Redirected to SGI & CRAY
w/ delivery set to
October (Fred McClain)
Waiting for Chris Hall
for testing / QA
o Daemon work begins on
IBM RS6000 - Vy
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August/September 1992
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o Mike Hardy draws up
ucdm Requirements spec.
o SGI arrives late
o file handles, inode #s
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October 1992
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o Grumman misses delivery
and slips date to January
o Marketing demands we not
keep inodes on disk
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November 1992
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o SGI disappears
o CRAY port attempted, Peter
o Testing assigned
o Backup added, Vy
o Dave Smith's vacation
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December 1992
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o Design Specification
done by Dave Smith
o SGI returns
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January 1993
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o 18th Cray port started
o SGI port not finished
o test plan in limbo
o redesign of backup
o no NSL unitree for testing
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February 1993
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o test plan finished
tests began w/ Dave Caruso
o thrashing of resouces between
kernal & application development
o Site visits w/ little cooperation
and no NSL unitree
o Sync feature added
o generic tests running enough to show
locking problems, & other errors.
o Cray late night schedule begins
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March 1993
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o tests are finally in place
with checklist
o one or two runs complete okay
o locking shows up in more places
w/ stressing
o 15th, no more waiting on NSL unitree
2 weeks there and only 1 day to see
source; fight over access to root
o 31st - beta release
o NSL unitree - ftp interface errors
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``scheduling discovery & invention'' - Rory Bolt