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    Plan 9 is a distributed operating system developed at Bell Labs between the 1980s and 2002 that uses a hierarchical file system to represent all system resources. Key features include representing all resources as files, seamless binding of directories across different media/networks, and a standard communication protocol called 9P. The system was designed with goals of resources as files, unified namespaces, and standard communication.

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    Plan 9 is a distributed operating system developed at Bell Labs between the 1980s and 2002 that uses a hierarchical file system to represent all system resources. Key features include representing all resources as files, seamless binding of directories across different media/networks, and a standard communication protocol called 9P. The system was designed with goals of resources as files, unified namespaces, and standard communication.

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    Plan 9 is a distributed operating system developed at Bell Labs between the 1980s and 2002 that uses a hierarchical file system to represent all system resources. Key features include representing all resources as files, seamless binding of directories across different media/networks, and a standard communication protocol called 9P. The system was designed with goals of resources as files, unified namespaces, and standard communication.

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    PLAN 9

    OPERATING
    SYSTEM
    CONTENTS
     Introduction
     Installation
     Features
     Design Issues
     File system
     Security
     Applications
     Conclusion
    INTRODUCTION
     It was developed by the computer sciences research
    center at bell labs between the mid 1980s and 2002.

     Plan 9 from bell labs is a distributed system.

     One of the key features adopted from Unix was the


    use of the file system to access resources.

     The window compilers ,file server and network


    services are freshly written for plan 9
    • Plan 9's designers were interested in
    goals similar to those of microkernels, but
    made different architecture and design
    choices to achieve them. Plan 9's design
    goals included:
    1.Resources as files
    2.Namespaces
    3.Standard communication protocol
    • Resources as files: all resources are represented
    as files within a hierarchical file system
    • Namespaces: the application view of the network
    is a single, coherent namespace that appears as a
    hierarchical file system but may represent local or
    remote physically separated resources. The
    namespace of each process can be constructed
    independently, and the user may work
    simultaneously with applications with
    heterogeneous namespaces
    • Standard communication protocol: a standard
    protocol, called 9P, is used to access all
    resources, both local and remote
    INSTALLATION
    Installation instructions
    These instructions are for a x86 based PC
    Find an x86-based PC with:
    • >32MB of RAM
    • a hard disk with 300 MB of unpartitioned space and
    a free primary partition slot

     DOWNLOAD THE CD IMAGE

     BOOT THE INSTALLATION CD

     BEGINNING THE INSTALLATION


    CHOOSE A FILESYSTEM

    PARTITION YOUR HARD DISK

    PREPARE THE PLAN 9 PARTITION

    FORMAT FOSSIL

    CHOOSE AND MOUNT THE FILE SYSTEM TO INSTALL ON

    CHOOSE HOW TO OBTAIN THE DISTRIBUTION ARCHIVE

    LOCATE AND MOUNT THE DISTRIBUTION ARCHIVE

    FORMAT VENTI (OPTIONAL)

    COPY THE ARCHIVE TO THE FILE SYSTEM


    CONFIGURE ONE OR MORE WAYS TO BOOT PLAN 9

    FINISH

    BOOT PLAN 9

    FINISHING VENTI CONFIGURATION

    CHANGING THE SCREEN RESOLUTION

    SHUT DOWN

    SETTING UP CORRECT TIMEZONE

    ADDING A NEW USER

    NETWORK CONFIGURATION

    STAYING UP TO DATE
    FEATURES

     Any object can be named or addressed in the file


    system. This URI-based system replaces the
    traditional Unix way of "converting" everything
    through the /dev devices.

     The ability to seamlessly and transparently bind


    directories spread on different media or even different
    networked computer in a single, local directory
    (union directories).
    DESIGN ISSUES

     Resources as files

     File space

     Standard communication protocol


    FILE SYSTEM
     A file server system stores permanent files and present
    them to network as a file hierarchy exported using 9P.

     The server is a stand alone system , accessible only


    over the network, designed to do one job well.

     Rather than a set of disks or separate file systems, the


    main hierarchy exported by the file server is a single
    tree.

     The file system has three levels of storage.


    SECURITY
    By security we mean three things:
     First, the business of authenticating users
    and services.
     Second, the safe handling, deployment,
    and use of keys and other secret
    information
     Third, the use of encryption and integrity
    checks to safeguard communications from
    prying eyes.
    APPLICATIONS
     Inferno System

     Lucent Managed Firewalls

     Viaduct
    CONCLUSION
     The line of research has been highly
    fruitful .

     Unix and its offspring have been


    successful and influential .

     Adoption of our technology is pervasive


    throughout the computer world.
    QUERIES
    THANK YOU

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