Software provides file system services.
Press Release Summary:
General Parallel File System v2.2 for AIX® allows users shared access to files that may span multiple disk drives on multiple nodes. It offers many standard UNIX® file system interfaces allowing most applications to execute without modification or recompiling. Support for creation of single-node nodeset allows stand-alone AIX servers to take advantage of hierarchical storage manager support and large block file performance offered by GPFS.
Original Press Release:
IBM General Parallel File System for AIX, V2.2 Delivers Usability Enhancements
Overview
IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) allows users shared access to files that may span multiple disk drives on multiple nodes. It offers many of the standard UNIX® file system interfaces allowing most applications to execute without modification or recompiling.
Release 2 of GPFS for AIX® delivers several usability enhancements:
o Extended access control list entries for a file or directory.
o Support of GPFS file access by a mix of Linux or AIX clients
through Tivoli® SANergy(TM).
o Support for the creation of a single-node nodeset, allowing
stand-alone AIX servers to take advantage of the hierarchical
storage manager (HSM) support and large block file performance
offered by GPFS.
o Ability to create a logical copy, or snapshot, of a GPFS file system.
o A new parallel backup application using Tivoli Storage Manager
(TSM).
o Support for shared GPFS access by IBM eserver pSeries® nodes running GPFS for AIX and IBM eserver xSeries® nodes running
GPFS for Linux.
o New buffer pool management code designed to enhance overall
performance.
o Support using AIX 5L(TM) EtherChannel.
Key prerequisites
o AIX 5L for POWER V5.2.0.10
o pSeries servers
Planned availability date
December 19, 2003
At a glance
General Parallel File System (GPFS) for AIX is a powerful file
system which provides file system services to parallel and serial
applications. Improvements offered in Release 2 include:
o AIX V5.2 support
o Support for an interoperable environment with GPFS for Linux
o Back up and file access using Tivoli offerings
o Creation of a single-node nodeset
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