IBRIX Fusion is a
parallel file system
A clustered file system is a file system which is shared by being simultaneously mounted on multiple servers. There are several approaches to clustering, most of which do not employ a clustered file system (only direct attached storage for ...
combined with a
logical volume manager
In computer storage, logical volume management or LVM provides a method of allocating space on mass-storage devices that is more flexible than conventional partitioning schemes to store volumes. In particular, a volume manager can concatenate ...
, availability features and a management interface. The software was produced, sold, and supported by IBRIX Incorporated of
Billerica, Massachusetts
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History
In the early 1630s, a Praying Indian ...
.
HP announced on July 17, 2009 that it had reached a definitive agreement to acquire IBRIX. Subsequent to the acquisition, the software components of IBRIX have been combined with
ProLiant
ProLiant is a brand of server computers that was originally developed and marketed by Compaq and currently marketed by Hewlett Packard Enterprise. After Compaq merged with Hewlett-Packard (HP), HP retired its NetServer brand in favor of the P ...
servers to form the X9000 series of storage systems.
The X9000 storage systems are designed to provide
network-attached storage
Network-attached storage (NAS) is a file-level (as opposed to block-level storage) computer data storage server connected to a computer network providing data access to a heterogeneous group of clients. The term "NAS" can refer to both the tech ...
over both standard protocols (
SMB,
NFS,
HTTP
The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is an application layer protocol in the Internet protocol suite model for distributed, collaborative, hypermedia information systems. HTTP is the foundation of data communication for the World Wide Web, ...
and
NDMP NDMP, or Network Data Management Protocol, is a protocol meant to transport data between network attached storage (NAS) devices and backup devices. This removes the need for transporting the data through the backup server itself, thus enhancing spe ...
) as well as a proprietary protocol. Architecturally, the file system is limited to 16 petabytes under a single
namespace
In computing, a namespace is a set of signs (''names'') that are used to identify and refer to objects of various kinds. A namespace ensures that all of a given set of objects have unique names so that they can be easily identified.
Namespaces ...
,
and is based upon a design described in .
It is used in the
HPE StoreOnce (former D2D) products.
See also
*
List of file systems
The following lists identify, characterize, and link to more thorough information on Computer file systems.
Many older operating systems support only their one "native" file system, which does not bear any name apart from the name of the operating ...
*
Distributed file system
A clustered file system is a file system which is shared by being simultaneously mounted on multiple servers. There are several approaches to clustering, most of which do not employ a clustered file system (only direct attached storage for ...
References
External links
Product information
Network file systems
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