Contents
Chapter 1 | StorNext File System Tuning | 1 |
| The Underlying Storage System | 1 |
| RAID Cache Configuration | 2 |
| RAID | 2 |
| RAID | 3 |
| RAID Level, Segment Size, and Stripe Size | 4 |
| File Size Mix and Application I/O Characteristics | 5 |
| Direct Memory Access (DMA) I/O Transfer | 5 |
| The Metadata Network | 7 |
| The Metadata Controller System | 7 |
| FSM Configuration File Settings | 8 |
| Mount Command Options | 17 |
| The Distributed LAN (Disk Proxy) Networks | 18 |
| Network Configuration and Topology | 19 |
| Distributed LAN Servers | 21 |
| Distributed LAN Client Vs. Legacy Network Attached Storage | 21 |
| Windows Memory Requirements | 23 |
| Sample FSM Configuration File | 25 |
StorNext File System Tuning Guide | i |