AdvantEdge NFS 🌐

A robust distributed Network File System implementation that enables seamless file operations across networked systems. Built as part of the Operating Systems and Networks course at IIIT Hyderabad.

🌟 Features

• Distributed Architecture 🏗️

  • Naming Server for centralized coordination
  • Multiple Storage Servers for distributed data storage
  • Client interface for seamless interaction

• Core Operations 📝

  • File/Directory Creation and Deletion
  • Synchronous and Asynchronous File Writing
  • File Reading and Information Retrieval
  • Audio File Streaming
  • Inter-Server File/Directory Copying

• Advanced Capabilities 🚀

  • Multiple Client Support with Concurrency Control
  • LRU Caching for Optimized Performance
  • Efficient Search using Advanced Data Structures
  • Comprehensive Error Handling
  • Data Replication and Backup
  • Server Recovery Management

🛠️ Technical Architecture

Components

1. Naming Server

   • Central coordinator for the entire system
   • Manages directory structure and file locations
   • Handles client request routing
   • Implements LRU caching and efficient search

2. Storage Servers

   • Physical storage management
   • File operations execution
   • Data replication support
   • Asynchronous write capabilities

3. Clients

   • User interface for file system operations
   • Direct communication with storage servers
   • Support for concurrent operations

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• C compiler (gcc recommended)
• POSIX-compliant system
• TCP/IP network connection

Basically any Unix-like system should work. If you're on Windows, you can use WSL or a virtual machine, but your mileage may vary.

Building

make                        # Build the entire project
make clean                  # Clean up build artifacts

Running

1. Start the Naming Server

   ./naming_server.out

   Enter the port and the naming server will start running.

2. Start the Storage Server

    ./storage_server.out <naming_server_ip> <naming_server_port>

   You can start as many storage servers as you want. The naming server will automatically detect and register them.

3. Start the Client

   ./client.out <naming_server_ip> <naming_server_port>

   Use the client interface to perform file operations.

📂 Project Structure

.
├── LICENSE
├── Makefile
├── README.md
├── most_wanted
├── nfs
│   ├── client
│   │   ├── client.c
│   │   ├── client.h
│   │   └── revenge.sh
│   ├── common
│   │   ├── include
│   │   │   ├── colors.h
│   │   │   ├── dataTypes.h
│   │   │   ├── defs.h
│   │   │   ├── errors.h
│   │   │   ├── hashMap.h
│   │   │   ├── linkedList.h
│   │   │   └── network.h
│   │   └── src
│   │       ├── errors.c
│   │       ├── hashMap.c
│   │       ├── linkedList.c
│   │       └── network.c
│   ├── naming_server
│   │   ├── cluster.c
│   │   ├── cluster.h
│   │   ├── commSS.c
│   │   ├── commSS.h
│   │   ├── fileSystem.c
│   │   ├── fileSystem.h
│   │   ├── naming.c
│   │   └── naming.h
│   └── storage_server
│       ├── storage.c
│       └── storage.h
└── protocols.md

👥 Team Members

• Anirudh Sankar
• Arihant Tripathy
• Aviral Gupta
• Mohit Kumar Singh

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Operating Systems and Networks Course, IIIT Hyderabad
• POSIX standards
• Claude and ChatGPT for inspiration
• Beyoncé

📜 License

Distributed under the GNU General Public License v3.0. See LICENSE for more information.

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