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authorMarkus Pargmann <mpa@pengutronix.de>2015-04-02 04:11:33 -0400
committerJens Axboe <axboe@fb.com>2015-04-02 14:39:13 -0400
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treee949a0b7f978c0add84ea7c4d84da9efa7354664 /Documentation/blockdev
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Documentation: nbd: Reformat to allow more documentation
Reformat the existing documentation to have more structure. This allows for more documentation seperated from the existing paragraphs. Signed-off-by: Markus Pargmann <mpa@pengutronix.de> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@fb.com>
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1 Network Block Device (TCP version) 1Network Block Device (TCP version)
2 2==================================
3 What is it: With this compiled in the kernel (or as a module), Linux
4 can use a remote server as one of its block devices. So every time
5 the client computer wants to read, e.g., /dev/nb0, it sends a
6 request over TCP to the server, which will reply with the data read.
7 This can be used for stations with low disk space (or even diskless)
8 to borrow disk space from another computer.
9 Unlike NFS, it is possible to put any filesystem on it, etc.
10 3
11 For more information, or to download the nbd-client and nbd-server 41) Overview
12 tools, go to http://nbd.sf.net/. 5-----------
13 6
14 The nbd kernel module need only be installed on the client 7What is it: With this compiled in the kernel (or as a module), Linux
15 system, as the nbd-server is completely in userspace. In fact, 8can use a remote server as one of its block devices. So every time
16 the nbd-server has been successfully ported to other operating 9the client computer wants to read, e.g., /dev/nb0, it sends a
17 systems, including Windows. 10request over TCP to the server, which will reply with the data read.
11This can be used for stations with low disk space (or even diskless)
12to borrow disk space from another computer.
13Unlike NFS, it is possible to put any filesystem on it, etc.
14
15For more information, or to download the nbd-client and nbd-server
16tools, go to http://nbd.sf.net/.
17
18The nbd kernel module need only be installed on the client
19system, as the nbd-server is completely in userspace. In fact,
20the nbd-server has been successfully ported to other operating
21systems, including Windows.