kenw@skyler.arc.ab.ca (Ken Wallewein) (06/06/91)
Some one told me that, in AFP, there is a theoretical maximum number of volumes which can be "published" by a given AppleShare server, and that that number is actually quite low. Is this true? If so, it would appear to have significant implications for multi-user systems, such as Unix systems running CAP, which want to make available one or more volumes for each of a large number of users. For that matter (this is a little off topic), has anyone thought of a good way to separate -- in the Chooser -- their main AppleShare servers from all those little servers that will pop up when everybody starts running System 7? -- /kenw Ken Wallewein A L B E R T A kenw@noah.arc.ab.ca R E S E A R C H (403)297-2660 C O U N C I L
dave@cmi.com (David Halonen) (06/06/91)
>Some one told me that, in AFP, there is a theoretical maximum number of >volumes which can be "published" by a given AppleShare server, and that >that number is actually quite low. If memory serves me, AppleShare 2.x supports up to 16 volumes. David Halonen, Center for Machine Intelligence, EDS Ann Arbor, MI (313) 995-0900 AppleLink: N0548 Internet: dave@cmi.com
jcav@quads.uchicago.edu (john cavallino) (06/07/91)
In article <KENW.91Jun5204106@skyler.arc.ab.ca> kenw@skyler.arc.ab.ca (Ken Wallewein) writes: > > Some one told me that, in AFP, there is a theoretical maximum number of >volumes which can be "published" by a given AppleShare server, and that >that number is actually quite low. I'm 99% sure that any limitation is implementation-dependent, as opposed to defined in the AFP protocol specs. I don't have _Inside Appletalk_ in front of me, but I suspect AFP uses at least a 2-byte volume refnum, which would mean a worst-case absolute max. of 32767 volumes per server. Anyway, all of this is copiously documented, and you should probably look it up before jumping to conclusions. -- John Cavallino | EMail: jcav@midway.uchicago.edu University of Chicago Hospitals | USMail: 5841 S. Maryland Ave, Box 145 Office of Facilities Management | Chicago, IL 60637 B0 f++ c+ g+ k s+(+) e+ h- pv (qv) | Telephone: 312-702-6900