From aaa702ff9319c544a7f954f9803d07472a73a93c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Lu Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2018 02:11:13 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Updated Filer (markdown) --- Filer.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Filer.md b/Filer.md index a06ed6c..1a5298a 100644 --- a/Filer.md +++ b/Filer.md @@ -115,7 +115,9 @@ On Mac, you would need to install [FUSE for macOS](https://osxfuse.github.io/) ``` weed mount -dir some_directory ``` +After mounting, the directory will act just as a local directory. +The "weed mount" is well optimized. Only the file metadata is stored on filer server. The actual file contents are all read from and write to directly the volume servers. ## Upgrading from previous Filer storage Upgrading is complicated since the storage format is very different. @@ -123,4 +125,4 @@ Upgrading is complicated since the storage format is very different. Here are the basic steps: 1. Export all files from existing storage, including the full path, and fileId. 2. For each fileId, find out the size, mime type. -3. Register the file in the new filer, via SeaweedFiler CreateEntry() gRpc API. See [Filer Commands and Operations] +3. Register the file in the new filer, via SeaweedFiler CreateEntry() gRpc API. See [[Filer Commands and Operations]]