Administrators

 OpenSolaris Storage Administrators

Look through this page and find out what's happening with storage administration in the OpenSolaris community.

What are the most talked about OpenSolaris storage administration features? 

• ZFS - A new kind of file system that provides simple administration, transactional semantics, end-to-end data integrity, and immense scalability.
• CIFS Server and CIFS Client - A standard Solaris virtual file system that implements a CIFS (SMB) client, which provides access to files and directories on CIFS servers.
• Common Multiprotocol SCSI Target (COMSTAR) - A framework to use a Solaris host as a SCSI Target platform using independent functional modules which are glued together by the SCSI Target Mode Framework (STMF).
• NFS over RDMA - An OpenSolaris implementation of RPC for infiniband transports.
• NFSv4 namespace extensions - A project to deliver "mirror mounts" and referrals.
• pNFS - NFSv4.1 parallel NFS (pNFS) implementation for OpenSolaris
• Solaris iSCSI Target - A protocol that allows clients (called initiators) to send SCSI commands (CDBs) to SCSI storage devices (targets) on remote servers

Where are OpenSolaris users sharing information and discussing OpenSolaris storage topics?

• Storage Discuss List
• ZFS Discuss List
• Storage Administration Information Wiki
• New User FAQ

Where can I find information about OpenSolaris storage features?

• Check out each project page for information for the latest information about the project.
• Storage Video Presentations and Demos
• Storage Administration Information Wiki