Lustre announce - Dec 2003 - Open Source Scalable Cluster File System Gains Luster By Hitting Key Milestones

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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David Radoff							
Cluster File Systems Inc.					
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Open Source Scalable Cluster File System Gains Luster By Hitting Key
Milestones

Lustre™ File System from Cluster File Systems, Inc. Powers 4 out of 5
of the Most Powerful Linux Supercomputers

Mountain View, CA – December 8, 2003 – Preparing for its first
commercial release later this month, the Lustre scalable cluster file
system from Cluster File Systems, Inc. (CFS) has just passed several
key milestones:

- Lustre powers four of the top five Linux-based supercomputers in the
world, including four of the top 10 performing sites on any platform in
the just-released TOP500.org list of the world''s fastest
supercomputers.
- Lustre went live at four key sites, including Livermore National Labs
(LLNL), and the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)
at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 
- CFS professional support for Lustre is now supporting more than 500
terabytes and over 4,000 production nodes in aggregate. Lustre did not
have a single instance of data loss in any of its production sites.
- Record-breaking throughput of 11.1 gigabytes per second, the fastest
sustained data bandwidth performance for any Linux cluster application.

Lustre is set for general commercial release December 15, 2003.

As an Open Source Linux-based storage system, Lustre is significant
because its object-based architecture is expected to dramatically
impact both the high-performance and the enterprise storage markets by
providing significant performance and scalability increases at a
fraction of the cost. CFS has embraced key open standards that are
expected to accelerate Lustre adoption.  

Lustre is the only Linux cluster file system to be POSIX compliant and
to be released under the GNU General Public License (GPL). As Open
Source software, it provides strong support for industry-standard
platforms and heterogeneous network environments---building upon the
success of Linux and related technologies.

About Cluster File Systems, Inc.
Cluster File Systems, Inc. (CFS) has quickly established itself as the
recognized leader in high-performance, scalable cluster file system
technology.  Extensive experience, innovative insights, and proven
engineering have enabled CFS to dramatically surpass the scalability
limits of modern computing. The company’s premier object-based
clustered file system, Lustre currently powers clusters with thousands
of nodes and hundreds of terabytes of data, delivering groundbreaking
parallel I/O and metadata throughput on some of the world’s largest
Linux-based supercomputers. CFS provides technical support, training,
and engineering services for Lustre and is actively working with
storage and cluster vendors to develop the next generation of
intelligent storage devices. Lustre is Open Source software developed
and maintained by CFS under the GNU  General Public License. For more
information about CFS and Lustre, go to: www.clusterfs.com
 
Copyright © November 2003 Cluster File Systems, Inc. All rights
reserved. 

“Lustre” and the Lustre Logo are trademarks of Cluster File Systems,
Inc. All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks or
Registered trademarks of their respective companies.


====David Radoff
Strategic Marketing and Public Relations Consulting
(415) 760-6336 (direct)

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