Dell Fluid File System

<p>Dell Fluid File System, or FluidFS, is a shared-disk <a href="/facts/Filesystem/FdPm90uc">filesystem</a> made by <a href="/facts/Dell/wLlYNTMM">Dell</a> that provides <a href="/facts/Distributed_file_system/Bz61f7Ce">distributed file systems</a> to clients. Customers buy an <a href="/facts/Computer_appliance/wJwTJXHN">appliance</a>: a combination of purpose-built <a href="/facts/Network-attached_storage/ABVjy8Tn">network-attached storage</a> (NAS) controllers with integrated primary and backup power supplies (i.e., the appliance) attached to block level storage via the <a href="/facts/ISCSI/oxaQpYBc">iSCSI</a> or <a href="/facts/Fiber_Channel/C7C0yreb">Fiber Channel</a> protocol. A single Dell FluidFS appliance consists of two controllers operating in concert (i.e., active/active) connecting to the back-end <a href="/facts/Storage_area_network/e7bmhrmB">storage area network</a> (SAN). Depending on the storage capacity requirements and user preference, FluidFS version 4 NAS appliances can be used with Compellent or EqualLogic SAN arrays. The EqualLogic FS7600 and FS7610 connect to the client network and to Dell's <a href="/facts/EqualLogic/ISU2drv2">EqualLogic</a> arrays with either 1 Gbit/s (FS7600) or 10 Gbit/s (FS7610) iSCSI protocol. For <a href="/facts/Compellent/xgN5HCvm">Compellent</a>, FluidFS is available with either 1 Gbit/s or 10 Gbit/s iSCSI connectivity to the client network and connection to the backend Compellent SAN can be either 8 Gbit/s Fibre Channel or 10 Gbit/s iSCSI.
</p><p>The FluidFS software layer running on the NAS Appliance creates a single name-space to the users, offering access via <a href="/facts/Server_Message_Block/pWM35pl8">Server Message Block</a> (SMB) and <a href="/facts/Network_File_System/jWRRALVo">Network File System</a> (NFS). It also includes features to prevent data-loss or corruption and uses caching to increase performance.
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Dell Fluid File System