Red Hat Storage: Using GlusterFS Extended File Attributes (xattrs)
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The GlusterFS file system uses extended file attributes (xattrs) extensively for everything from replication to distribution to striping. Xattrs are small pieces of data that are attached to files that can contain information about things like the state of the file, its security, and its uses. The attached tech brief by Jeff Darcy describes what extended file attributes are and talks about how...
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