SNIA Developer Conference September 15-17, 2025 | Santa Clara, CA
Abstract
This session will appeal to Virtual Data Center Managers, Database Server administrators, and those that are seeking a fundamental understanding pNFS. 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. We’ll conclude the session with use cases for database access, enterprise and desktop virtualization, including deduplication options.
Tutorial Agenda
agenda (the information below + core message)
intro - nfs, one slide - soup to nuts
nfsv4 (two slides on SHIP - Security, HighAvail, International and Performance + lead in to v4.1)
the problem (virtualization acting like grids, vertical scaling, lower costs with commodity heads/controllers i.e. mid vs high-end) (two-three slides)
nfsv4.1 ietf status, graphical depiction of nfsv4.1 + layout protocols (one-two slides)
brief about layout's + operations (one-two slides)
database access (NFSv4.1 – file delegations using host-flash, trunking and parallel storage) (two slides)
enterprise virtualization (NFSv4.1 – directory delegations using host-flash, trunking, density, parallel storage) (two slides)
desktop virtualization (NFSv4.1 – directory delegations using host-flash, trunking and parallel storage) (two slides)
client/server status update CITI/UMICH/Open Solaris (one slide)
summary/call to action (one slide on three takeaways)
Learning Objectives
Learn the four reasons to deploy NFSv4 today; a prelude to pNFS
Understand the three storage layouts for parallel NFS; not just files, but blocks and objects too
Uses cases for databases, enterprise and desktop virtualization