Learn about a powerful alternative to traditional NAS filers and UNIX file servers for high-performance computing. New solutions exist to provide scalable, highly available file services using inexpensive, industry-standard servers that can be added as demand grows ? all while retaining the management simplicity of a single server and a single pool of exported file systems. This paper describes innovative NAS cluster software that enables incremental, on-demand scaling of file services, use of standard servers and storage, 6:1 price/performance and 5x performance advantage over traditional NAS appliances ? with fault tolerance at no additional cost.
