Changes between Version 4 and Version 5 of LustreIntroduction

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06/29/09 15:02:39 (5 months ago)
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Add reference to ResearchStorageSystem containing project

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  • LustreIntroduction

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    11== Overview == 
    2 Lustre is a very fast, multi-network, scalable cluster file system for Linux. It uses Object-Based Storage Devices (OBDs), to manage entire file objects (inodes) instead of blocks. A lustre cluster consists of the following basic components:                 
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     3The Lustre Parallel File system is being used to implement the first phase construction of the ResearchStorageSystem. 
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     5Lustre is a very fast, multi-network, scalable cluster file system for Linux. It uses Object-Based Storage Devices (OBDs), to manage entire file objects (inodes) instead of blocks.  
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     7A lustre cluster consists of the following basic components:              
    38 * Metadata Server (MDS): The MDS is a server that makes metadata available to lustre clients via MDTs.   
    49 * Metadata Targets (MDT): The MDT stores metadata (such as filenames, directories, permissions and file layout) on an MDS. The MDS/MDT is unique to a file system.