Comp Sci What is the role of GFS master during read and write operations?

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The GFS master plays a minimal role during read and write operations, primarily serving to direct clients to the appropriate chunk servers. It quickly returns the location of data, while the chunk servers handle the actual data transfer, which takes significantly longer. The discussion compares this process to a queueing strategy in a store, where the master directs customers to available cash registers. There is some confusion regarding the explanation, particularly for those from different cultural backgrounds. Overall, the GFS master’s function is more about coordination than data processing.
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role of GFS master in reading and writing is minimal but what is the role? what to write here in exam?
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I am really confused by this question as there are multiple possible answers of this question, so I am asking this.
There is very minimum role of GFS master in writing and reading operations..
You can either go through these or just tell me what is the correct answer if you are bored to go through all of these.

https://static.googleusercontent.com/media/research.google.com/en//archive/gfs-sosp2003.pdf

1) My try-: https://we.tl/t-DG1QxAFMFJ

2) https://www.uio.no/studier/emner/matnat/ifi/INF5100/h10/undervisningsmateriale/gfs.pdf



3) https://ameyashanbhag.gitbooks.io/p...lytics/content/hadoop/google-file-system.html

read and write operations on GFS

4)https://courses.cs.washington.edu/courses/cse550/14au/notes/lect13.pdf



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http://wwwusers.di.uniroma1.it/~ste...s_18-19/Schedule_files/Google File System.pdf

7) https://cs.stanford.edu/~matei/courses/2015/6.S897/slides/gfs.pdf slide 17

8)
https://wiki.ubc.ca/images/8/81/GFS.pdf

9)https://imgur.com/a/GM3ZUpX10) https://imgur.com/a/BOOGoSa
 
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Every request goes through the master. It returns the location of the data, a very short message. The chunk servers then take the much greater time to return the data to the client.

It‘s a queueing strategy where you get in a single file checkout line at a store and a master clerk tells you to go to cash register 5. The following customer is told to go to cash register 7 because register 6 is still processing a customers purchase. It takes the master clerk a second or so to find a free register for the next person in line but it takes the cash register clerk a few minutes to process your purchase.
 
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shivajikobardan said:
You can either go through these or just tell me what is the correct answer if you are bored to go through all of these.
You know that we do not provide answers to homework here. Now that you have the hints from @jedishrfu what are *your* answers to the questions that you listed...
 
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It‘s a queueing strategy where you get in a single file checkout line at a store and a master clerk tells you to go to cash register 5. The following customer is told to go to cash register 7 because register 6 is still processing a customers purchase. It takes the master clerk a second or so to find a free register for the next person in line but it takes the cash register clerk a few minutes to process your purchase.
This example wasn't very clear to me as I am from different culture and traditions probably.
 
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