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This article is part of the Volume 1, Issue 1 March 2012 issue of How the latest file systems are impacting high-performance computing
With the 10 petaflop barrier breached in late 2011, the global high-performance computing (HPC) community’s dream of crossing into exascale (1,000 petaflops) territory by 2018 suddenly looks all the more realistic. Whether India will beat Japan, China, United States and others to this achievement is a matter of academic debate, but all face challenges that center on constraints in existing HPC architectures, including limitations in today’s file systems. The file system is a critical component because it affects aspects such as read-write capabilities required by supercomputing setups. This is where object-based file systems can provide advantages over traditional methods such as distributed file systems and parallel file systems used in HPC. Today, HPC architects have a choice of two different approaches to object-based file systems: one is open source and software-based (Lustre) and the other a bundled software/hardware system (Panasas). Both offer more I/O possibilities than traditional parallel file system technology. Evolutionary road Early HPC ... Access >>>
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Object-based File Systems come of age for HPC
by Anil Patrick R, Chief Editor, TechTarget, India
With HPC raring to enter the exaflop realm, object-based file systems can ensure better I/O performance. We take a look at the leading options.
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Best practices to boost read/write performance in MPFS file systems
by Anuj Sharma, Contributor
Multi-Path File System, known as MPFS, helps ease storage bottlenecks in high-performance computing. Here are some best practices for optimally implementing MPFS.
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Object-based File Systems come of age for HPC
by Anil Patrick R, Chief Editor, TechTarget, India
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How To Tweak Data Backups In OneFS-based HPC Systems
by Anuj Sharma, Contributor
High-performance computing systems have special requirements for optimizing backup. Here are some tips to speed up backups on OneFSbased HPC systems.
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How To Tweak Data Backups In OneFS-based HPC Systems
by Anuj Sharma, Contributor
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