From 7c4c6f393ec2ad2a9dcf9550815166327b291f82 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kevan Carstensen <kevan@isnotajoke.com> Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 21:38:13 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'docs/configuration.txt' to reflect the servers_of_happiness behavior. --- docs/configuration.txt | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/configuration.txt b/docs/configuration.txt index 3b0ed6281..008201122 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 ==