“The Robinhood Policy Engine is a versatile tool to manage contents of large file systems. It maintains a replicate of filesystem medatada in a database that can be queried at will. It makes it possible to schedule mass action on filesystem entries by defining attribute-based policies.”
Operational Characteristics of a ZFS-backed Lustre Filesystem
October 6, 2015 by
In this video from the LAD’15 Conference, Daniel Kobras from science+computing presents: Operational Characteristics of a ZFS-backed Lustre Filesystem.
Video: Intel Commitment to Lustre
October 5, 2015 by
“For High Performance Computing users who leverage open-source Lustre software, a good file system for big data is now getting even better. Building on its substantial contributions to the Lustre community, Intel is rolling out new features that will make the file system more scalable, easier to use, and more accessible to enterprise customers.”
Video: On the Role of Flash in Large-Scale Storage Systems
September 28, 2015 by
Nathan Rutman from Seagate presented this talk at the LAD’15 Conference. “So why is a spinning disk company talking about Flash? Last year, Seagate acquired Avago LSI’s flash division. We now have an array of flash-based storage. So I have nothing against Flash. This presentation is really on: Where does Flash make sense? I also have a personal agenda because I hate the term “Burst Buffer.” Everyone says “Burst Buffer” instead of saying “Flash.” It drives me crazy. So I’m going to explain what a Burst Buffer is and what it is not.”
Preview of Fall 2015 HPC Events
September 8, 2015 by
After spending a lovely six straight weeks at home, I find myself marveling at how many conferences are in the queue this Fall leading up to SC15 in Austin. Starting this week at the HPC User Forum, insideHPC will be on the road, bringing you the very latest in high performance computing.
Agenda Posted for LAD’15 in Paris, Sept. 22-23
August 6, 2015 by
EOFS and OpenSFS have published their Agenda for the LAD’15 Lustre Administrator & Developer event, which takes place Sept. 22-23 in Paris, France.
Call for Presentations: LAD’15 in Paris
July 6, 2015 by
EOFS and OpenSFS have issued their Call for Participation for the LAD’15 event, which takes place Sept. 22-23 in Paris, France.
Video: EOFS Update from LUG 2015
April 13, 2015 by
In this video from LUG 2015, Hugo Falter presents an EOFS Update. “The EOFS (European Open File System) was founded in 2010 too promote the establishment and adoption of open source parallel file systems, sustain and enhance its quality, capabilities and functionality and ensure that specific requirements of European organizations, institutions and companies are upheld.”
