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The following documents are included herein:

• Scalability in the XFS File System, January, 1996
• XFS - File System Data Sheet and Technical Specifications
• Using Automount, Pipeline, September/October 1995
• Configuration and Use of PPP, Pipeline, September/October 1995
• Configuring Multiple Network Interfaces on SGI Systems, Pipeline, November 1995
• IRIX 5.3 NFS Version 3 Pipeline, November/December 1995
• Asynchronous Transfer Mode: Implementations for 1994
• HIPPI Performance on IRIX 5.2, June 24, 1994
• Establishing a PPP connection using IRIX PPP
• SLIP INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION GUIDE

• Scalability in the XFS File System, January, 1996
  This paper by Adam Sweeney was presented at the January, 1996 USENIX conference in San Diego, California. Information on future plans and performance data in this paper are not to be construed as a commitments by SGI.

• XFS - File System Data Sheet and Technical Specifications
  Introducing XFS, XFS(tm) is the next-generation file system for Silicon Graphics systems, from desktop workstations to supercomputers. XFS provides full 64-bit file capabilities that scale easily to handle extremely large files and file systems that grow to 1 terabyte. The XFS file system integrates volume management, guaranteed rate I/O, and journaling technology for fast, reliable recovery. File systems can be backed up while still in use, significantly reducing administrative overhead.

• Using Automount, Pipeline, September/October 1995
  Automount(1M) is used to facilitate the sharing of files and data among different systems. Although this can be accomplished using static mounts with NFS (Network File System), automount provides a better solution.
  This article describes a method to share systems among users without requiring that a system "belong" to a specific user. In addition, some potential problems are discussed and suggested workarounds are provided.
  It is assumed that the reader is a system or network administrator and is familiar with automount, NFS, and NIS (Network Information Services, previously known as YP or Yellow Pages). Readers not familiar with automount should refer to the article titled "Automount: An Introduction" in the November/December 1994 (Volume 5, Number 6) issue of Pipeline, or to one of the resources listed in the "References" section at the end of this article.

• Configuration and Use of PPP Pipeline, September/October 1995
  PPP (Point to Point Protocol) is a method of connecting a TCP/IP host to another TCP/IP host or network by utilizing a direct communication link between the two hosts. Most often, the method employed is a serial connection over a telephone dial-up circuit using standard modems. This article addresses the setup and operation of PPP over serial connections. It is assumed that the reader is a system administrator familiar with modems and TCP/IP.
  SGI's implementation of PPP under IRIX offers the user an enhanced degree of functionality and security over SLIP (Serial Line Internet Protocol). PPP should be selected as the method of choice for serial TCP/IP connectivity if any of the following are a consideration:
  • user authentication on a session level, using either ordinary UNIX passwords or PAP (Password Authentication Protocol), discussed in detail later in this article.
  • dynamic as well as static, and local or remote IP addressing
  • ability to negotiate protocol features with remote host
  • interoperability between implementations. Because the SLIP specification is not as well defined as PPP, more interoperability issues occur with SLIP than with PPP.

• Configuring Multiple Network Interfaces on SGI Systems, Pipeline, November/December 1995
  In most cases, systems with one or two network interfaces can use the default configuration specified by SGI. However, for those situations where the defaults are not sufficient, this article provides information to allow the system or network administrator to configure the system properly. Topics covered include:
  • naming the network interfaces
  • address assignment for the interfaces
  • configuring specific parameters for the interface
  In general, the information presented in this article is applicable to IRIX 4.0.x, IRIX 5.x and IRIX 6.x. However, IRIX 5.3 was used in researching this article.

• IRIX 5.3 NFS Version 3 Pipeline, November/December 1995
  This article provides an overview of the NFS (Network File System) Version 3 protocol and compares it to the NFS Version 2 protocol. Key differences between the IRIX 5.3 implementation of the NFS Version 3 protocol are emphasized.
  It is assumed that the reader is a network administrator familiar with NFS, NIS (Network Information Services), TCP/IP, and automount(1M).

• Asynchronous Transfer Mode: Implementations for 1994
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  SUMMARY: The most exciting networking concept of the early 1990's is Aysynchronous Transfer Mode or ATM. ATM promises to deliver much higher bandwidth over wider areas with lower latency than ever before available, but in the ferver to bring higher speeds to networks, many of the implementation details of ATM have yet to be determined. In this paper, we discuss the current state of the ATM standard and suggest appropriate uses for the technology today.

• HIPPI Performance on IRIX 5.2, June 24, 1994
  SUMMARY: This white paper explores the performance envelope of Silicon Graphics IRIS HIPPI version 1.0 as run on the CHALLENGE(TM) and Onyx(TM) computer systems running IRIX version 5.2. This report is for the HIPPI expert.
  See the src that accompanies this file in toolbox/src/exampleCode/networking/HIPPI

• Establishing a PPP connection using IRIX PPP
  This document was written by two SGI engineers to help people inside SGI establish ppp connections. It is included here as information useful to developers who may be attempting to crack the same "chinese puzzle".

• SLIP INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION GUIDE
  This document was written by one of SGI's net-gauds for people on SGI machines attempting to implement SLIP.