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1 | Network Block Device (TCP version) |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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11 | For more information, or to download the nbd-client and nbd-server |
12 | tools, go to http://nbd.sf.net/. | |
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14 | The nbd kernel module need only be installed on the client |
15 | system, as the nbd-server is completely in userspace. In fact, | |
16 | the nbd-server has been successfully ported to other operating | |
17 | systems, including Windows. |