From: Kevan Carstensen Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2009 04:38:13 +0000 (-0700) Subject: Update 'docs/configuration.txt' to reflect the servers_of_happiness behavior. X-Git-Url: https://git.rkrishnan.org/specifications/%5B/%5D%20/flags/something?a=commitdiff_plain;h=7c4c6f393ec2ad2a9dcf9550815166327b291f82;p=tahoe-lafs%2Ftahoe-lafs.git Update 'docs/configuration.txt' to reflect the servers_of_happiness behavior. --- diff --git a/docs/configuration.txt b/docs/configuration.txt index 3b0ed628..00820112 100644 --- a/docs/configuration.txt +++ b/docs/configuration.txt @@ -272,11 +272,11 @@ shares.happy = (int, optional) k <= happy <= N larger than 256, because of the 8-bit erasure-coding algorithm that Tahoe uses. - If servers are lost during an upload, shares.happy determines whether the - upload is considered successful or not. If at least "shares.happy" shares - were placed, the upload is declared a success, otherwise it is declared a - failure. The default value is 7. This value must not be smaller than k nor - larger than N. + shares.happy allows you control over the distribution of your file. An upload + is only considered successful if shares are placed on at least 'shares.happy' + distinct servers, the correct functioning of at least k of which is sufficient + to guarantee the availability of the uploaded file. This value should not be + larger than the number of servers on your grid. == Storage Server Configuration ==