HAVANT, England, Nov. 15,
2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Xyratex Ltd (Nasdaq: XRTX), a
leading provider of enterprise class data storage solutions and
hard disk drive capital equipment, announced today that it
has joined Open Scalable File Systems, Inc. (OpenSFS) as a formal
member at the Promoter level. OpenSFS is a nonprofit, technical
corporation that promotes collaboration among institutions using
open source scalable file systems including Lustre®,
the open source parallel file system, and is committed to
ascertaining requirements of high-end scalable file systems within
the High Performance Computing (HPC) community. OpenSFS and its
members will champion the prioritization of the critical
requirements through its structure and interactions with primary
HPC stakeholders in the industry.
"Xyratex is a leader in the Lustre community and we
are pleased to have Xyratex join OpenSFS as a Promoter and
Board Member," said Norman
Morse, President/CEO of OpenSFS. "OpenSFS is
committed to the support and development of open source
scalable file systems for Linux HPC environments.
We are currently focused on the Lustre file system
for the HPC community and are happy to have Xyratex as part of this
community. We look forward to working with Xyratex on open source
enhancements to the Lustre environment."
Xyratex's decision to join OpenSFS as a Promoter, the highest
and most influential level of membership, aligns with its long-term
commitment and support of the HPC and Lustre communities. As part
of this membership, Xyratex will join the OpenSFS Board of
Directors. Xyratex continues to be fully involved in the HPC
community in support, feature contributions, and prioritizations to
increase Lustre's stability, scalability, and performance.
"Joining OpenSFS at the Promoter level is an important step in
our strategic direction and our commitment to Lustre. With
Xyratex's OpenSFS membership, allied to our significant Lustre
development team, and our contributions to the Lustre community's
roadmap, we're demonstrating our dedication to the Lustre
community," said Ken Claffey,
Xyratex Senior Director of the ClusterStor business. "Lustre is a
cornerstone of our HPC strategy and we're committed to working with
the Lustre community in order to ensure that it continues to evolve
to meet the needs of a growing user community."
Another example of Xyratex's commitment is the recent
announcement and implementation of its "Xyratex Lustre Community"
site (www.xyratex.com/lustre), which provides Lustre related
information regarding Xyratex efforts and contributions within the
community. Coinciding with this site announcement, Xyratex released
its "Lustre Migrator Tool", which converts Lustre file system MDS
on-disk data structures from version 1.8 format to version 2.x
native format and is licensed under the GPL 2.0, to the entire
Lustre community.
In support of the OpenSFS, European Open File Systems
Association (EOFS), and the community as a whole, Xyratex will
participate and speak at the Lustre Community Pavilion's SC11
Speaker Series with HPC experts and Lustre Pioneers. Follow
link (www.xyratex.com/lustre) for details of speaking days and
times.
Visit Xyratex in Booth 104 at SC11 (November 14 – 17, 2011)
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your organization can benefit from ClusterStor 3000, please visit
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About OpenSFS
Founded in 2010, OpenSFS is a non-profit California corporation focused on high-end,
open-source file system technologies. The goals of the organization
are to provide a forum for collaboration among entities deploying
file systems on leading edge HPC systems, to communicate future
requirements to open-source file system developers, and to support
file system releases, which have been designed to meet these goals.
OpenSFS draws from combined funding to ensure substantial and
sustained community benefit through advancing the stability,
usability and scalability of sophisticated open-source file system
technologies. More information can be found online at
www.opensfs.org.
About Xyratex
Xyratex is a leading provider of enterprise class data storage
solutions and hard disk drive capital equipment. The Networked
Storage Solutions division designs and manufactures a range of
advanced, scalable data storage solutions for the Original
Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) community. As the largest capital
equipment supplier to the industry, the Storage Infrastructure
division enables disk drive manufacturers and their component
suppliers to meet today's technology and productivity requirements.
Xyratex has over 25 years of experience in research and development
relating to disk drives, storage systems and manufacturing process
technology.
Founded in 1994 in an MBO from IBM, and with headquarters in the
UK, Xyratex has an established global base with R&D and
operational facilities in Europe,
the United States and South East Asia. More information can be found
online at www.xyratex.com.
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