The AFS (Andrew File System) Service provides networked file storage for users, in particular home directories, work spaces and project spaces.

The AFS Service is based on OpenAFS, an open-source distributed filesystem which provides a client-server architecture for location-independent, scalable, and secure file sharing.

Supported Clients.

Supported clients are those running a recent version of  Scientific Linux CERN
(SLC) with an up-to-date openAFS client as provided by the  CERN Linux Support team.

AFS clients for other operating systems are available and functioning, but:

they are not included in testing of new versions of the operating systems;
they are not officially supported in case of problems.

AFS User Guide:

http://information-technology.web.cern.ch/book/afs-user-guide