From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 25 15:44:36 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1AE23106564A for ; Fri, 25 May 2012 15:44:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from m.e.sanliturk@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ob0-f182.google.com (mail-ob0-f182.google.com [209.85.214.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CCEAA8FC08 for ; Fri, 25 May 2012 15:44:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: by obcni5 with SMTP id ni5so1815978obc.13 for ; Fri, 25 May 2012 08:44:35 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=q1eCNaMLvHA/GRJVSE9YnVweUj1sFHJia+P6LihjvAQ=; b=fVX/RRgs+3WPTTAc0dZAyd6Dyftm9f80L9FaOLwMbTzT1Wdqts5kQoerGYZ3RRyOkJ jeBBaGlEf3BNH65fHI0a2mK2HxC4jFA4tDHYxYGsBhsSseYHpkdiwUCuscMeeB8Pg574 PFz8xs/2YcMJsAt0XHyeO2d1V4k0ikQ1JVa1FvBVumnCI2TIk66hkN1zghS3tMdZfJiA wqHE0Kveg7rv1DTsNNLFKI2kKGfTizNuE0fe4Uk5Lhm6IbHvlH+Pr9ucjHBAxKucc6Ls YZlnDPANe/FkrmlHeRpwyMyUGQ8VjBNjh1MpTKuU2UwFCjrxbiBBqc7tPg61rG+E7LAG FC9A== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.182.31.102 with SMTP id z6mr3574405obh.78.1337960675092; Fri, 25 May 2012 08:44:35 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.182.53.1 with HTTP; Fri, 25 May 2012 08:44:34 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4FBFA17A.7010906@esiee.fr> References: <4FBF3EA9.2000103@esiee.fr> <4FBF8F38.9070300@qeng-ho.org> <4FBF9356.7040504@esiee.fr> <4FBF9BDF.4020208@qeng-ho.org> <4FBFA17A.7010906@esiee.fr> Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 08:44:34 -0700 Message-ID: From: Mehmet Erol Sanliturk To: Frank Bonnet Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Arthur Chance , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: "Cloud" software ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 15:44:36 -0000 On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 8:12 AM, Frank Bonnet wrote: > On 05/25/2012 04:49 PM, Arthur Chance wrote: > >> On 05/25/12 15:12, Frank Bonnet wrote: >> >>> On 05/25/2012 04:04 PM, Wojciech Puchar wrote: >>> >>>> >>>>> With apologies to Joni Mitchell: >>>>> >>>>> I've looked at clouds from both sides now, >>>>> From up and down, and still somehow, >>>>> It's cloud illusions I recall, >>>>> I really don't know clouds, at all. >>>>> >>>>> Well, someone had to say it. :-) It summarises the marketing hype >>>>> perfectly. >>>>> >>>> >>>> fashion is quite often deciding factor not just in clothes. Actually >>>> it works just the same in IT. What is funny with "cloud computing" >>>> (new fashion trend) is that isn't defined at all. most probably >>>> marketing people found out that it is not needed to define anything to >>>> make people buy....ANYTHING. >>>> >>> >>> Well ... My goal was NOT to start a flame war around the "cloud" term .= .. >>> >> >> I wasn't flaming, just remarking on the fact that the meaning of "cloud" >> depends on the company that is trying to sell you cloud related products= . >> >> next time I'll choose better words :-) >>> >> >> A bit more specific would be useful. >> >> we would like to offer to our students and professors >>> a kind of private cloud to access/manipulate their personnal data >>> from almost anywhere and with almost any devices >>> >> >> could be taken to mean anything from WebDAV/Dropbox functionality to >> Hadoop type processing or data mining. What sort of and how much >> "manipulation" is needed? If you answer that it would let us help you mo= re. >> > > > Well ... in short I need to let our users ( students + profs ) access and > share their data ( living in their UNIX home directories ) > The access must be easy and possible from as much devices as possible. > Am I clear enough ? ( sorry English is not my native language ...) > > > > > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/network-servers.h= tml http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/network-nfs.html 30.3 Network File System (NFS) Use NFS : Define each computer as both "Server" to serve to other users(s) and "Client" .to see the other server(s) . If there are Windows computers , you may also use SAMBA : http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/network-samba.htm= l 30.9 File and Print Services for Microsoft=C2=AE Windows=C2=AE Clients (Sam= ba) Windows 7 may see NFS , but previous editions , personally I do NOT know any possibility . http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/sonasic/sonas1ic/index.jsp?topic=3D%2Fcom= .ibm.sonas.doc%2Fusgr_cnnctng_via_nfs_frm_wndws.html Enabling the NFS client on a Windows 7 system: 1. Select Control Panel. 2. Select Programs. 3. Select Programs and Features. 4. Select Turn Windows Features on or off. 5. Select Services for NFS. 6. Select the check box Client for NFS and click OK. Thank you very much . Mehmet Erol Sanliturk