From 4cda9f14fb5a0a886d9dc28955643b0a4837a154 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Colin Walters Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2017 10:10:34 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] docs/related-projects: Add Google Usenix link Closes: https://github.com/ostreedev/ostree/issues/1284 Closes: #1299 Approved by: cgwalters --- docs/manual/related-projects.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/manual/related-projects.md b/docs/manual/related-projects.md index e58aeabbe6..c4f558da93 100644 --- a/docs/manual/related-projects.md +++ b/docs/manual/related-projects.md @@ -244,6 +244,11 @@ It's relatively well thought through - however, it is a client-side system assembly. If one wants to image servers and replicate reliably, that'd be a different system. +## Google servers (custom rsync-like approach, live updates) + +This paper talks about how Google was (at least at one point) managing +updates for the host systems for some servers: +[Live Upgrading Thousands of Servers from an Ancient Red Hat Distribution to 10 Year Newer Debian Based One (USENIX LISA 2013)](https://www.usenix.org/node/177348) ## Conary