NLTSS disc file service (prototype)
P.J. Du Bois · OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) · 1980
Disc file service in NLTSS is provided by a process known as the FILE SERVER. The prototype NLTSS FILE SERVER will be part of the total NLTSS prototype operating system targeted for a CRAY-1 computer as a single-host system. It is the function of the server to create, manipulate, and destroy disc files. It must also maintain the catalog of all disc files. It is responsible for accomplishing logical disc I/O. Aspects described include the following: functionality, operations, sharing and access, and internal structure. (RWR)