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The Lustre™ file system redefines I/O performance and scalability standards for the world’s largest and most complex computing environments. Ideally suited for data-intensive applications that require the highest possible I/O performance, Lustre is an object-based cluster file system that scales to tens of thousands of nodes and petabytes of storage with groundbreaking I/O and metadata throughput.

Interoperability, Features and Roadmap

These resources detail Lustre's interoperability, features, and plans for future releases.


 * Lustre Support Matrix lists supported kernels and networks for current Lustre releases.


 * Lustre 1.8 describes features and benefits offered by upgrading to the 1.8 branch of Lustre.


 * Lustre 2.0 describes features being developed for this next-generation release of Lustre. For the latest information on the Lustre 2.0 schedule, see the Lustre Roadmap.


 * Lustre Roadmap provides estimated code freeze and GA dates for upcoming releases, supported kernels, new features, and retirement dates for Lustre products.


 * Several Roadmap features have their own wiki pages.


 * Metadata Clustering
 * Windows Native Client
 * Windows Native Client Build Guide
 * Windows Native Client Questions

Publications

A number of papers, presentations and publications are available for Lustre. Use these resources to learn about the benefits offered by Lustre and plans for future development.


 * Lustre white papers, case studies, engineering presentations
 * Lustre Documentation
 * Lustre All-Hands Meeting 3/08
 * Lustre All-Hands Meeting 12/08
 * Lustre Operations Manual
 * Lustre Architecture

Training and Internals

Lustre training is available from Sun Microsystems.


 * Lustre training, Administering Lustre Based Clusters (CL-100), is available from Sun Microsystems.


 * Lustre Internals (formerly part of Lustre advanced training) are also available, covering complex, code-level transactions.