DataPlow SAN File System
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The SAN File System (SFS) is a high-performance, clustered file system created by the company DataPlow. SFS enables fast access to shared files located on shared, storage area network (SAN)-attached storage devices.[1] SFS utilizes the high-speed, scalable data transfers inherent to storage area networks and is a general-purpose file system for a wide variety of environments, including scientific computing, finance, healthcare, entertainment, defense, broadcast, and aerospace.
Platforms
It is supported on Linux, Solaris, OS X, and Windows.
Supports all SAN-based, block-level storage protocols including Fibre Channel and iSCSI.
Features and specifications
Interoperability
- Supports NFS and CIFS/Samba file serving
- Supports virtual machine software: Microsoft, VMWare, and Zen
- Supports all major backup software
- SAN features: virtualization, zoning, snapshots, mirroring, and redundant network connections
Security
- High security mode
- UNIX: POSIX compliant permissions
- Windows: Access control lists (ACLs)
Specifications
- ASCII, UNICODE, and UTF-8 filename character encoding
- Supports binary executables
- User-level (Advisory) record locking
- Journaling for fast recovery
- Extent addressable storage minimizes fragmentation
- UNIX: Volume attaches to mount-point
- Windows: Volume attaches to drive letter
- Buffered, synchronous, asynchronous, direct, and memory mapped I/O
Limits
- 255 character filename length
- Unlimited pathname length
- 8 Exabyte file size
- 64 Exabyte volume size
References
External links
- "DataPlow Products". Web site. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
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