DynamiX CFS is a clustered file system designed specifically for networked storage environments. It provides a solution to presenting shared storage as a single storage pool, enabling horizontal scaling or applications, clustered processing, shared data access, and greatly simplified storage provisioning and management. It provides users with extensive new capability to utilize shared storage hardware, yet is very simple to use. Any user familiar with OS disk administration tools will quickly be able to utilize the features of DynamiX CFS. An installation on a small SAN can be done in 20 minutes.
DynamiX CFS is designed for a range of applications, from very large scale clustered processing and file serving in telecom network operation centers, to large workgroup video editing scenarios. Its architecture is capable of supporting high availability computing, fast access to both small and large files, and NAS serving ability. DynamiX CFS incorporates a three-dimensional layout, a seven layer locking mechanisms with a B-tree like structure, and advanced transaction managers, which provide performance, stability and reliability in very large storage environments. The distribution of metadata within the file system, symmetrical architecture, and advanced dynamic clustering capability provide both tremendous flexibility and reliability.
DynamiX CFS is virtually transparent to the end user. But if one were to look at the design and execution of the code, a very tightly integrated modular architecture reveals itself, including the meticulously designed locking mechanism and sophisticated transaction manager.
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Input an estimate of the amount of storage you will need. Your available storage capacity will decrease depending on the RAID level you choose. Do not include hot spares in your raw storage calculation.
Input the amount of data you currently have in use. This will be used to generate an estimate on the number of disks you will need for this amount of available storage, after accounting for the RAID level.
