Contents

StorNext File System Tuning

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The Underlying Storage System

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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

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FSM Configuration File Settings

8

Mount Command Options

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The Distributed LAN (Disk Proxy) Networks

18

Network Configuration and Topology

20

Distributed LAN Servers

22

Windows Memory Requirements

22

Sample FSM Configuration File

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StorNext File System Tuning Guide

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