Compatibility Matrix
Table Of Contents
- Dell Fluid File System Version 6.0 Support Matrix
- Contents
- About This Manual
- Introduction
- FluidFS Models and Platforms
- Software Update Paths
- FluidFS File-System Metrics
- Client Network Capabilities
- Customer Environment Management Protocols
- SMB Support
- NFS Support
- FTP Support
- User and Group Quotas
- FluidFS Replication
- VMware and the FluidFS VAAI Plugin
- Integration with Third-Party Products
- Space Pre-Allocation
- Services and Ports
- Management
Introduction
FluidFS software supports FS8600 systems. The performance-related metrics in this document might not always be reachable
due to specific combinations of workload and/or dataset characteristics resulting in specific resource utilization.
Glossary
The following table defines the terms that are used in this document:
Table 1. Glossary of Terms
Term Definition
FluidFS—FluidFS firmware A special-purpose, Dell-proprietary operating system providing enterprise-class NAS
services using SAN storage systems
FluidFS controller A Dell hardware device capable of running the FluidFS firmware
NAS (FluidFS) appliance A Dell hardware product containing two FluidFS controllers in a single enclosure
FluidFS system/cluster Multiple FluidFS controllers who are appropriately connected and configured together
into a single functional unit
NAS pool The Storage Center system LUNs (and their aggregate size) allocated and provisioned
to a FluidFS system
NAS volume File system (single-rooted directory/folder and file hierarchy), defined using FluidFS
management functions over a portion of the NAS pool
SMB share A file system subhierarchy available to SMB clients using the SMB protocol
NFS export A file system subhierarchy available to NFS clients using the NFS protocol
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