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Contents

StorNext File System Tuning	1
The Underlying Storage System	1
RAID Cache Configuration	2
RAID Write-Back Caching	2
RAID Read-Ahead Caching	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	16
The Distributed LAN (Disk Proxy) Networks	18
Network Configuration and Topology	20
Distributed LAN Servers	22
Windows Memory Requirements	22
Sample FSM Configuration File	25

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Contents 01376-05 Copyright Statement Contents Underlying Storage System StorNext File System TuningRAID Cache Configuration RAID Write-Back Caching RAID Read-Ahead Caching RAID Level, Segment Size, and Stripe Size File Size Mix and Application I/O Characteristics Direct Memory Access DMA I/O TransferBuffer Cache NFS / Cifs Metadata Controller System Metadata NetworkStripe Groups FSM Configuration File SettingsAffinities ExampleBufferCacheSize StripeBreadthFsBlockSize InodeCacheSizeThreadPoolSize ForcestripeAlignmentSnfs Tools JournalSizeStorNext File System Tuning Metadata Controller System StorNext File System Tuning Metadata Controller System StorNext File System Tuning Metadata Controller System MountCommandOptions StorNext File System Tuning Metadata Controller System Hardware Configuration Distributed LAN Disk Proxy NetworksSnfs External API StorNext File System Tuning Guide Network Configuration and Topology SAN Windows Memory Requirements Distributed LAN ServersStorNext File System Tuning Windows Memory Requirements StorNext File System Tuning Windows Memory Requirements Sample FSM Configuration File MAXStripeBreadth StorNext File System Tuning Sample FSM Configuration File StorNext File System Tuning Sample FSM Configuration File StorNext File System Tuning Sample FSM Configuration File