Configuration and Tuning GPFS for Digital Media ... - IBM Redbooks
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Figure 2-1 History of <strong>GPFS</strong><br />
► In December 2002, an new release <strong>for</strong> <strong>GPFS</strong> on Linux (V1.3), adding new<br />
disk, networking, <strong>and</strong> updated Linux operating system support, as well as<br />
multiple functional enhancements. This version of <strong>GPFS</strong> also added support<br />
<strong>for</strong> the <strong>IBM</strong> Eserver Cluster 1350 managed by <strong>IBM</strong> Cluster System<br />
Management (CSM) V1.3 <strong>for</strong> Linux.<br />
► In December 2003, a major announcement came out supporting <strong>GPFS</strong> V2.2<br />
on <strong>IBM</strong> Eserver xSeries® Linux, pSeries Linux <strong>and</strong> pSeries AIX.<br />
► Starting third quarter of 2004, <strong>GPFS</strong> V2.2 provides AIX-Linux inter operability<br />
<strong>for</strong> the three plat<strong>for</strong>ms mentioned above.<br />
► A new release of <strong>GPFS</strong> - V2.3, with various per<strong>for</strong>mance <strong>and</strong> usability<br />
enhancements, new hardware support, <strong>and</strong> new configuration options is<br />
available since December, 2004.<br />
Based upon the history, major releases come out at nearly one year interval,<br />
while minor releases coming throughout the year. At the time this redbook is<br />
written the latest minor release published is <strong>GPFS</strong> V2.3.0.5, while V2.3 is the<br />
major release version.<br />
In Figure 2-1 presents a diagram of the <strong>GPFS</strong> evolution.<br />
HIGH<br />
PERFORMANCE<br />
COMPUTING<br />
<strong>GPFS</strong><br />
General File<br />
Serving<br />
* St<strong>and</strong>ards<br />
* POSIX semantics<br />
* Large block<br />
* Directory <strong>and</strong><br />
small file perf<br />
* Data management<br />
1998<br />
VTS<br />
Virtual Tape Server<br />
LINUX<br />
Clusters<br />
( Multiple<br />
Architectures)<br />
AIX Loose<br />
Clusters<br />
2002<br />
HPC<br />
Research<br />
Visualization<br />
<strong>Digital</strong> <strong>Media</strong><br />
Seismic<br />
Weather Exploration<br />
Life Sciences<br />
32-bit / 64-bit<br />
Inter-Op ( AIX & Linux)<br />
<strong>GPFS</strong> Multi-Clusters<br />
<strong>GPFS</strong> over WAN<br />
Large Scale Clusters<br />
1000' s of nodes<br />
Present<br />
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