Dr. Dobb’s is running a Q&A with Dallas Thornton, Director of Cyberinfrastructure Services for the San Diego Supercomputer Center. It’s an interesting read. Find it here.
“Our design philosophy is centered around our customers. They need solutions that are not just technically advanced but also seamlessly integrated, easily scalable, and reliable.”
Today, Lustre File System is based entirely on Linux and is using kernel- based server modules to deliver the expected performance. Lustre can support many types of clients and runs on almost any modern hardware. Scalability is one of the most important features of Lustre File System and can be used to create a single namespace of what appears to be almost limitless capacity.
