pNFS & NFSv4.2: A Filesystem for Grid, Virtualization and Database (2011)

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Author(s)/Presenter(s):

Alex McDonald

Library Content Type

Presentation

Tutorial

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Abstract

This session will appeal to Virtual Data Center Managers, Database Server administrators, and those that are seeking a fundamental understanding of NFSv4.1 with pNFS, and new features in NFSv4.2. This session will cover the four key reasons to start working with NFSv4 today. Explain the storage layouts for parallel NFS; NFSv4.1 Files, Blocks and T10 OSD Objects, NFSv4.2 enhancements. We’ll conclude the session with use cases for grid, database access, enterprise and desktop virtualization

Learning Objectives

Understand NFSv4 features and availability; specifically NVSv4.1 with pNFS, and upcoming NFSv4.2 features
Provide use cases for grid, virtualization and database computing
Discuss and outline systems that support the latest NFS implementations