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Type of distributed file system

The Parallel Virtual File System (PVFS) is an open-source parallel file system. A parallel file system is a type of distributed file system that distributes file data across multiple servers and provides for concurrent access by multiple tasks of a parallel application. PVFS was designed for use in large scale cluster computing. PVFS focuses on high performance access to large data sets. It consists of a server process and a client library, both of which are written entirely of user-level code. A Linux kernel module and pvfs-client process allow the file system to be mounted and used with standard utilities. The client library provides for high performance access via the message passing interface (MPI). PVFS is being jointly developed between The Parallel Architecture Research Laboratory at Clemson University and the Mathematics and Computer Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory, and the Ohio Supercomputer Center. PVFS development has been funded by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, The DOE Office of Science Advanced Scientific Computing Research program, NSF PACI and HECURA programs, and other government and private agencies. PVFS is now known as OrangeFS in its newest development branch. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: Parallel Virtual File SystemA 5-minute orientation
  2. Pick up a classic book: Guide to parallel operating systems with Windows 7 and LinuxThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  3. Read the landmark paper: CEFT: A cost-effective, fault-tolerant parallel virtual file systemCited 10 times
  4. Go sideways: OrangeFSA closely related topic
  5. Go sideways: Beowulf clusterA closely related topic

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