FAQs

Can I Mount a Parallel File System to Multiple Clients at the Same Time?

Yes.

Can Multiple Parallel File Systems Be Mounted to the Same Client?

Yes. Each mounting process is independent.

After I Use obsfs to Mount My Parallel File System to an ECS, Is the Traffic Consumed by My File System Measured as OBS Traffic or ECS Traffic?

Accessing the ECS from your mounted file system will generate both OBS traffic and traffic of the ECS elastic network interface. If OBS is accessed from a public network, traffic of elastic IP address (EIP) bound to the ECS is also generated.

Traffic of the ECS elastic network interface is free. For details about OBS billing, see OBS Billing Overview. For details about EIP billing, see EIP Billing Overview.

How Can Other Users Access a Mounted Parallel File System?

Generally, only the user who mounted the parallel file system has access.

To authorize other users the access to the mount directory, you can specify the allow_other parameter in the mount command, for example:

./obsfs filesystem001 /mnt/mount_path/ -o url=obs.ap-southeast-1.myhuaweicloud.com  -o passwd_file=/etc/passwd-obsfs -o big_writes -o max_write=131072 -o allow_other -o use_ino