PVFS

The OrangeFS project has released OrangeFS 2.8.4, which also serves as a minor release for PVFS under the same number. This continuation of the 2.8 path includes several bug fixes and support for Linux kernel versions up to 2.6.34. See the OrangeFS web site OrangeFS Download Page to get the release

The OrangeFS project has release OrangeFS 2.8.3, which also serves as a minor release for PVFS under the same number. This continuation of the 2.8 path includes improved metadata performance via server-to-server collective communication, replicate ... [More] on immutable support, an numerous bug fixes and stability improvements. See the OrangeFS web site OrangeFS Download Page to get the release [Less]

The PVFS project has a new minor release, version 2.8.2. This release includes a number of bug fixes since the 2.8.1 release, improving overall stability and performance of PVFS. This release also includes support for the latest Linux kernels up to 2.6.32. See the download page to get the release.

The PVFS project has a new minor release, version 2.8.1. This release includes a few bug fixes since the 2.8.0 release. Important bug fixes include build fixes for the Infiniband module, and support for migrating from existing storage spaces that contain empty files. See the download page to get the release.

The PVFS project has a new major release, version 2.8.1. This release includes a few bug fixes since the 2.8.0 release. Important bug fixes include build fixes for the Infiniband module, and support for migrating from existing storage spaces that contain empty files. See the download page to get the release.

The PVFS project has a new major release, version 2.8.0. This release includes a number of new features, improving performance for a variety of different workloads and access patterns. Specific changes include: Specific support for small-file and ... [More] many-file access patterns, including inode-stuffing, object precreation, and much improved directory listing (readdir) performance. Support for a direct I/O mode on the storage server, providing improved performance for enterprise and shared storage backends. The direct I/O mode can be enabled with a config file option. See the documentation for the TroveMethod server option for details. Experimental support for a PVFS FUSE (filesystem in userspace) module. Support for building BMI (the high performance networking library) packages. See the download page to get the release. [Less]

Argonne National Laboratory has one of the fastest supercomputers in the world, and they plan to use PVFS for high performance parallel I/O. Read more here.

The PVFS project has a new minor release, version 2.7.1. This release includes additional support for the latest linux kernel versions, improved performance for a number of metadata intensive workloads, and improved support for multithreaded use of ... [More] the system interfaces. It also includes a number of critical bug fixes. See the download page for more info. [Less]

The PVFS project has submitted an application to the Google Summer of Code 2008 program. We have some project ideas that we think would be great GSoC projects. If you're a student interested in joining the open source PVFS project, signup to be part of GSoC '08!

The PVFS project has a new feature release, version 2.7.0. This release includes additional support for a number of high-performance networks, namely Myricom MX and Cray Portals. We also provide a number of feature improvements to the Infiniband ... [More] networking layer, a new two-dimensional distribution for TCP networks, immutable file support, and better support for user-specified layout of data over storage objects. We also include support for Linux kernels 2.6.22 and 2.6.23, as well as continue support for older kernel versions. See the download page for more info. [Less]