| Issue |
EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 251, 2021
25th International Conference on Computing in High Energy and Nuclear Physics (CHEP 2021)
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| Article Number | 02024 | |
| Number of page(s) | 9 | |
| Section | Distributed Computing, Data Management and Facilities | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202125102024 | |
| Published online | 23 August 2021 | |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202125102024
Samba and CERNBox: Providing online access to Windows-based users at CERN
CERN - European Organization for Nuclear Research, 1211 Geneva, CH
* e-mail: giuseppe.lopresti@cern.ch
Published online: 23 August 2021
This paper presents the experience in providing CERN users with direct online access to their EOS/CERNBox-powered user storage from Windows. In production for about 15 months, a High-Available Samba cluster is regularly used by a significant fraction of the CERN user base, following the migration of their central home folders from Microsoft DFS in the context of CERN’s strategy to move to open source solutions.
We describe the configuration of the cluster, which is based on standard components: the EOS-backed CERNBox storage is mounted via FUSE, and an additional mount provided by CephFS is used to share the cluster’s state. Further, we describe some typical shortcomings of such a setup and how they were tackled. Finally, we show how such an additional access method fits in the bigger picture, where the storage is seamlessly accessed by user jobs, sync clients, FUSE/Samba mounts as well as the web UI, whilst aiming at a consistent view and user experience.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2021
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