The Installable File System for Windows XP

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The Installable File System for Windows is targeted at bringing users closer to the grid by providing access to Genesis II transparently through the file system. Users familiar with the normal file system interface will have little trouble adjusting to the IFS. The IFS function in such a way that access to Genesis II is as simple as mounting a network drive (to say G:) and files can be created, moved, copied in and out, read and written to with user programs. In addition, one can use Windows Explorer and DOS to explore the directory structure of the filesystem using one's credentials.

Installation

Installation is easy. Here are the following steps one must follow:

  • Obtain the Installable for Genesis available online at [1]
  • Run the installer (double click on the installer). Note that this requires you have a version of Java installed.
  • On which packages to install, make sure you click on IFS for Windows ... note this option is only available if you are running Windows.
  • Choose to install shortcuts when prompted.
  • You will NEED to RESTART your system for the IFS to be completely installed.

Running IFS

This section details how to run the IFS. In order to run the IFS, you must first have your Genesis Client connected to some Grid. You can select the "Connect Client" to connect to the VCGR Grid, otherwise, you may connect to a grid with a context / root file (which is discussed elsewhere) and through the Genesis shell interface.

  • In order to run the IFS, first double-click on the shortcut that was created in your Start Menu. If you chose not to install shortcuts, go to the installation folder and run the ifs batch file (ifs.bat). It will prompt you for your credentials (it looks for credential in the default Windows store). If you do not enter credentials, IFS will quit.
  • The IFS is now running, in order to mount it to a Network Drive perform the following:
    • Open up My Computer. Goto Tools->Map Network Drive. Enter the Drive Letter you would like (I like G:), and enter the following path: \\GenesisDrive\share. Also, make sure to unselect reconnect at restart (just in case something "bad" happens). After you enter this information, press Finish.
  • To kill the IFS, hit CTRL+C.

Contact

Please contact sosa at virginia dot edu with any problems.

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