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== Fundamentals (15) ==
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== Sizing (7)  ==
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== Installation (13) ==
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== Networking (5) ==
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== Metadata Servers (10) ==
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== Object Servers and I/O Throughput (13) ==
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== Recovery (8)  ==
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== OS Support (9) ==
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== Release Testing and Upgrading (4) ==
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== Licensing and Support (7) ==

Revision as of 23:37, 1 January 2008

Glossary

  • ACL: Access Control List
  • DLM: Distributed Lock Manager
  • EA: Extended Attribute
  • FC: Fibrechannel
  • HPC: High-Performance Computing
  • IB: InfiniBand
  • MDS: Metadata Server
  • NAL: Network Abstraction Layer; a software module which provides support for a particular interconnect
  • OSS: Object Storage Server
  • OST: Object Storage Target (what's the difference? )


Fundamentals (15)

Sizing (7)

Installation (13)

Networking (5)

Metadata Servers (10)

Object Servers and I/O Throughput (13)

Recovery (8)

OS Support (9)

Release Testing and Upgrading (4)

Licensing and Support (7)