OpenSFS
{{Infobox organization
| name = OpenSFS
| logo = OpenSFS logo.png
| type = 501(c)(6)
| founded_date = {{start date|2010}}
| founder =
| location_city = Beaverton, Oregon
| location_country = United States
| area_served =
| key_people = Stephen Simms{{cite web
|url=http://cdn.opensfs.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/LUG2019-OpenSFS_Update.pdf
|title=OpenSFS Update LUG 2019
|date= June 11, 2019 |publisher= OpenSFS
|accessdate= September 16, 2020 }}
|| homepage = {{url|https://www.opensfs.org}}
}}
Open Scalable File Systems, Inc. (OpenSFS) is a nonprofit organization promoting the Lustre file system. OpenSFS was founded in 2010 to ensure Lustre remains vendor-neutral, open, and free.{{cite web|title=About Us|url=https://www.opensfs.org/about/|publisher=OpenSFS|accessdate=1 October 2013}}
History
The Lustre is a high-performance parallel file system deployed in computational data centers including many TOP500 systems. It first started development in 1999{{cite web
|url= https://asc.llnl.gov/computing_resources/bluegenel/talks/braam.pdf
|title= Lustre, The Inter-Galactic File System
|date= August 4, 2002
|author= Peter J. Braam
|work= Presentation slides
|publisher= Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
|accessdate= September 23, 2013
|archive-date= May 15, 2013
|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130515171942/https://asc.llnl.gov/computing_resources/bluegenel/talks/braam.pdf
|url-status= dead
}} under the Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative Path Forward project and initially released in 2003.{{Cite web
|title= The Ultra-Scalable HPTC Lustre Filesystem
|author= R. Kent Koeninger
|date= June 2003
|work= Slides for presentation at Cluster World 2003
|url= http://www.linuxclustersinstitute.org/conferences/archive/2003/PDF/C04-Koeninger_K.pdf
|accessdate= September 23, 2013 }} In September 2007, Sun Microsystems acquired the assets of Cluster File Systems Inc,{{cite web
| url= http://www.linux-magazine.com/online/news/sun_assimilates_lustre_filesystem?category=13402
| title= Sun Assimilates Lustre Filesystem
| date= September 13, 2007
|author= Britta Wülfing
| publisher=Linux Magazine
|accessdate= September 23, 2013
|title= Sun Microsystems Expands High Performance Computing Portfolio with Definitive Agreement to Acquire Assets of Cluster File Systems, Including the Lustre File System
|work= Press release
|publisher= Sun Microsystems
|date= September 12, 2007
|url= http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/pr/2007-09/sunflash.20070912.2.xml |url-status=dead
|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20071002091821/http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/pr/2007-09/sunflash.20070912.2.xml
|archivedate= October 2, 2007
|accessdate= September 23, 2013 }} and was itself acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2010. After announcements from Oracle before and during the 2010 Lustre User Group,{{cite web
| url=http://wiki.lustre.org/images/6/6f/LUG_Keynote_Presentation-Bojanic-100415.pdf
| title=LUG Keynote Presentation
| date= April 15, 2010
| accessdate = December 8, 2016
}} ongoing development of Lustre as an open-source project was in question, prompting most Lustre developers to leave Oracle.{{cite web
| url= http://insidehpc.com/2011/01/10/inside-track-oracle-has-kicked-lustre-to-the-curb/
| title= Oracle has Kicked Lustre to the Curb
| date= January 10, 2011 |author= Rich Brueckner
| work= Inside HPC |accessdate= October 25, 2016
}}
OpenSFS was founded in October 2010 to steward an open source software Lustre community. Founding members were Cray, DataDirect Networks, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.{{cite web
| url= http://insidehpc.com/2010/10/opensfs-forms-to-help-lustre-move-on/
| title= OpenSFS Forms to Help Lustre Move On From the Dark Tower
| date= October 19, 2010
|author= Rich Brueckner
| work= Inside HPC
|accessdate= October 25, 2016
| url= https://www.hpcwire.com/2011/11/22/lustre_vendors_consider_file_system_s_future/
| title= Lustre Vendors Consider File System's Future
| date= November 22, 2011
|author= Nicole Hemsoth
| work= Inside HPC
|accessdate= October 25, 2016 }}
In April 2013 Norman Morse, who had been CEO since it was founded, resigned and was replaced by Galen Shipman of ORNL.{{cite web
| url= http://insidehpc.com/2013/04/lug-2013-kicks-off-with-surprise-announcement-from-opensfs/
| title= LUG 2013 Kicks Off with Surprise Announcement from OpenSFS
| date= April 16, 2013 |author= Rich Brueckner
| work= Inside HPC |accessdate= October 25, 2016
}} In 2015, Charlie Carrol of Cray replaced Shipman as chairman. At the Lustre BOF at Supercomuting'16, Stephen Simms announced that stewardship of OpenSFS had been transferred from the remaining board members, Cray, Intel, and Seagate, to become a more user-driven organization. Simms assumed the role of interim president until board elections at LUG 2017 and then returned in a permanent capacity after elections at LUG 2019.
OpenSFS Involvement in Lustre Releases
In 2011, Lustre 2.1 was the first community release endorsed by OpenSFS.
OpenSFS began direct funding of community releases in early 2012, focused on introducing new features and targeted every six months. Maintenance releases are targeted every three months.{{cite web
|title= Lustre Releases
|url= https://wiki.hpdd.intel.com/display/PUB/Lustre+Releases
|work= HPDD Community Wiki
|publisher=Intel
|accessdate= October 25, 2016 }}
OpenSFS solicited proposals in February 2013 for Lustre feature development, parallel file system tools, addressing Lustre technical issues, and parallel file system incubators.{{cite web
| url= http://insidehpc.com/2013/02/with-new-rfp-opensfs-to-invest-in-critical-open-source-technologies-for-hpc/
| title= With New RFP, OpenSFS to Invest in Critical Open Source Technologies for HPC
| date= February 21, 2013 |author= Rich Brueckner
| work= Inside HPC |accessdate= October 25, 2016
|title= OpenSFS Increases Investment in Open Source for HPC
|work= Press release |publisher= HPC Wire
|date= February 22, 2013
|url= http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-02-22/opensfs_increases_investment_in_open_source_for_hpc.html |archivedate= March 5, 2013
|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20130305221024/http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-02-22/opensfs_increases_investment_in_open_source_for_hpc.html
|accessdate= October 25, 2016 }}
OpenSFS-funded releases included Lustre 2.5 in October 2013, containing a Lustre+HSM integration capability.{{cite web
|last=Prickett Morgan
|first=Timothy
|title=OpenSFS Announces Availability of Lustre 2.5
|date=5 November 2013
|url=http://www.enterprisetech.com/2013/11/05/opensfs-announces-availability-lustre-2-5/
|publisher=EnterpriseTech}}{{cite web
|last=Brueckner
|first=Rich
|title=Video: New Lustre 2.5 Release Offers HSM Capabilities
|date=5 November 2013
|url=http://inside-bigdata.com/2013/11/05/video-new-lustre-2-5-release-offers-hsm-capabilities/
|publisher=Inside Big Data
|accessdate=11 December 2013}}{{cite web
|last = Hemsoth
|first = Nicole
|title = Lustre Gets Business Class Upgrade with HSM
|url = http://archive.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-11-06/lustre_scores_business_class_upgrade_with_hsm.html
|publisher = HPCwire
|accessdate = 11 December 2013
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131217222924/http://archive.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-11-06/lustre_scores_business_class_upgrade_with_hsm.html
|archivedate = 17 December 2013
|title=Lustre 2.5
|date = 12 November 2013|url=http://www.scientific-computing.com/products/product_details.php?product_id=1727
|publisher=Scientific Computing World
|accessdate=11 December 2013}}
In 2017 it was announced that Lustre releases would adopt a Long Term Support (LTS) model with Lustre 2.10 being the first LTS release.{{Cite press release
|title= OpenSFS Offers Maintenance Release 2.10.1 for the Lustre File System
|work= Press release |publisher= Global News Wire
|date= October 22, 2017
|url= https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/10/16/1148011/0/en/OpenSFS-Offers-Maintenance-Release-2-10-1-for-the-Lustre-File-System.html
|accessdate= September 17, 2020 }}
At SC18 it was announced that Lustre 2.12 would be the next LTS release.
|title= Lustre Roadmap & Community Update
|publisher= Inside HPC
|date= January 11, 2019
|url= https://www.slideshare.net/insideHPC/lustre-roadmap-community-update
|accessdate= September 17, 2020 }}
Matters relating to the Lustre community releases are discussed at the OpenSFS Lustre Working Group.
|title= Lustre Working Group
|publisher= OpenSFS
|date= September 17, 2020
|url= https://wiki.opensfs.org/Lustre_Working_Group
|accessdate= September 17, 2020 }}
Lustre User Group
Since 2011 OpenSFS has been in charge of organizing the annual Lustre User Group (LUG) event, traditionally held in April or May, for discussion and seminars on Lustre.{{cite web
| url= http://insidehpc.com/2016/04/live-report-from-lug-2016-day-2/
| title= Live Report from LUG 2016 Day 3
| date= April 9, 2016
| work= Inside HPC |accessdate= October 25, 2016
}} The 2020 LUG was replaced by a webinar series in light of restrictions around travel and group meetings due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web
| url= https://opensfs.org/lustre-webinar-sept-2020//
| title= Lustre Webinar September 2020
| date= September 9, 2020
| work= OpenSFS |accessdate= September 17, 2020
}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130420080100/http://www.opensfs.org/ OpenSFS Official Website]
- [http://lustre.opensfs.org/ Lustre Community Portal]
- [https://wiki.opensfs.org/Lustre_Working_Group Lustre Working Group wiki]
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