NOTE: BETA SOFTWARE, NOT FOR PRODUCTION USE
Cluster File Systems is pleased to announce the next beta version of
Lustre 1.6, which includes the following new features:
* Dynamic service threads - within a small range, extra service threads
are started automatically when the request queue builds up.
* Mixed-endian environment fixes
* Easy permanent OST removal
* MGS failover
* MGS proc files
* Continuing patchless client improvements
* Load generator - a server-side simulator for large numbers of clients
is available under lustre/utils/loadgen for testing purposes.
* See http://www.clusterfs.com/changelog.1.6.0.html for more.
The new beta is known as 1.6beta7, (or internal version 1.5.97)
Due to a change in the configuration log format, logs from
earlier 1.6 betas should not be used. A "writeconf" should
be executed (see the wiki) if upgrading an older 1.6 beta.
Due to a wire protocol change, this beta will not interoperate
with earlier 1.6 betas (but will interoperate with 1.4.x).
(errata - the interoperability note in the ChangeLog incorrectly says
beta8 instead of beta7.)
RPMS and the source tarball can be downloaded from:
http://www.clusterfs.com/download.html
Please see the Lustre wiki for more information on how to use
the new configuration system:
https://mail.clusterfs.com/wikis/lustre/MountConf
Thank you for your assistance; as always, you can report issues via
Bugzilla (https://bugzilla.clusterfs.com/) or email
(support@clusterfs.com).
-- The Lustre Team --
