Lustre 2.10.1 Released

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We are pleased to announce that the Lustre 2.10.1 Release has been declared GA and is available for download. You can also grab the source from git.

Along with a number of useful bug fixes, this maintenance release includes the following notable enhancements over 2.10.0:

  • RHEL 7.4 support for Lustre Servers and Clients (LU-9816)
  • ZFS 0.7.1 is now the default version of ZFS used for the release (LU-8619)
  • RHEL 6.9 support for Lustre Clients (LU-9979)
  • Ubuntu 16.04 support for Lustre Clients
  • Patchless server build for ldiskfs is now routinely provided. Note that the patched kernel version must still be used to make use of project quotas
  • 4.9 Kernel support for Lustre client (LU-9183)
  • MOFED 4.1 support

Details of changes since 2.10.0 can be found in the 2.10.1 change log.

Please log any issues found in the issue tracking system.

Thanks to all those who have contributed to the creation of this release.

We are planning to release Lustre 2.10.2 during Q4.

Lustre 2.10.0 Released

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We are pleased to announce that the Lustre 2.10.0 Release has been declared GA and is available for download. You can also grab the source from git.

This major release includes new features:
  • Progressive File Layouts: Enables file layouts to automatically adjust as size of files grow thus optimizing performance for diverse workloads (LU-8898)

  • Multi-Rail LNet: Allows LNet to utilize multiple network interfaces on a node in parallel, aggregating their performance (LU-7734)

  • Project Quotas: Extension to the Lustre quotas feature to provide the option to place quotas on a per project basis rather than just per user or per group (LU-4017)

  • Simplified Userspace Snapshots: Provides a mechanism to leverage the snapshot capability in OpenZFS to take a coordinated snapshot of a Lustre filesystem. (LU-8900)

  • NRS Delay Policy: Simulates high server load as a way of validating the resilience of Lustre under load. (LU-6283)
Fuller details can be found in the 2.10 wiki page (including the changelog and test matrix).

Please log any issues found in the issue tracking system

Thanks to all those who have contributed to the creation of this release.

This is the first release of the 2.10.x LTS release stream. A freely available Lustre 2.10.1 release is planned in the coming weeks

LAD’17: Call for Paper

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LAD’17 – Lustre Administrators and Developers Workshop

October 4th-5th, 2017
Salon des Arts et Métiers, Paris – France

EOFS and OpenSFS are happy to announce the 7th LAD will be held in Paris, France, at Salon des Arts et Métiers! This will be a 2-day event, from 4th to 5th of October, 2017. This will be a great opportunity for worldwide Lustre administrators and developers to gather and exchange their experiences, developments, tools, good practices and more.

https://www.eofs.eu/events/lad17

PRESENTATION
We invite community members to send proposals for presentation.
Those talks could cover, by example, tools, administration experiences, configuration setup, developments, tunings, tweaking, …
No proceeding is required, just an abstract of a 30-min (technical) presentation.

Please send your abstracts using EasyChair, before July 30th, 2017.
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=lad17

DATE CHANGE!
Important! Please note that LAD dates have shifted by one day!
LAD will now take place from October 4th to October 5th, which means from Wednesday to Thursday.

SPONSORS
We are very pleased this event is organized thanks to the following generous sponsors:
ATOS, CEA, DDN and INTEL

For any other information, please contact [email protected]

LUG 2017: Regular Registration Closes May 1st

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Regular registration for the Lustre User Group 2017 conference ends on May 1st. Be sure to register by this date to obtain significant savings from the late registration price. The full conference agenda and registration are available at http://opensfs.org/lug-2017/.

This year’s conference will feature the latest Lustre developments and special events for connecting with your colleagues, including an opening reception sponsored by DDN at IU’s Cyberinfrastructure Building, Dinner and a Movie (Breaking Away) at the historical IU Auditorium sponsored by Intel, and a pub crawl sponsored by HGST/WARP.

Registration will be capped at 200 attendees. Only a few late registrations will be accepted — and only if we have not reached capacity.

The hotel block for LUG 2017 attendees will expire soon. A few rooms are still available at the IMU, but be sure to book by the hotel reservation deadline, April 25, 2017 at 11:59pm EST.

Questions about the conference? Contact [email protected]

We look forward to seeing you in Bloomington!

LUG 2017: CFP extended to March 10th

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Share your experiences with colleagues. Submit an abstract to present at LUG17. Abstracts are now due March 10, 2017.

The committee is particularly looking for presentations regarding:

  • experiences running the newer community releases – 2.8 and 2.9 – in production
  • experiences using the new features in those releases (DNE2, SSK, UID/GID mapping, etc.)
  • best practices and practical experiences in deploying, monitoring and operating Lustre
  • pushing the boundaries with non-traditional deployments

Accepted abstracts will be notified in time to take advantage of early bird registration. Submit abstracts here: https://easychair.org/cfp/LUG2017.

See the conference overview at http://lug17.sched.com/list/descriptions/.
Questions about the conference? Contact [email protected]

LUG 2017: Abstracts Due 2/26 – Early Bird Ends 3/15

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Want to present? Be sure to submit your abstract by the February 26th deadline: https://easychair.org/cfp/LUG2017.

Accepted abstracts will be notified in time to take advantage of early bird registration.

We have a great week planned – including a range of presentations on best practices and boundary-pushing deployments as well as a hackathon.

Networking opportunities abound with an opening reception sponsored by DDN, Dinner and a Show sponsored by Intel, and a pub crawl sponsored by WARP/HGST.

See the conference overview at http://lug17.sched.com/list/descriptions/.

Time is running out for LUG17 early bird registration! Register now at http://opensfs.org/lug-2017/ to take advantage of the early bird rate of $499. After March 15, fees increase substantially.

Questions about the conference? Contact [email protected].

We look forward to seeing you in Bloomington!

LUG 2017: Registration Open

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Registration for LUG 2017 is now open! LUG 2017 will be held in Bloomington, Indiana from May 30-June 2nd. Register by March 1st to take advantage of the special early-bird registration rate. See the OpenSFS LUG 2017 event page for registration and details.

LUG 2017: Save the Date

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LUG 2017 will be held in Bloomington, Indiana from May 30-June 2nd.

About
The Lustre® User Group (LUG) conference is the industry’s primary venue for discussion and seminars on the Lustre parallel file system and other open source file system technologies.

LUG provides attendees with the opportunity to:

  • Hear from the world’s leading developers, administrators, solution providers, and users of Lustre
  • Be an active participant in industry dialogue on best practices and emerging technologies
  • Explore upcoming developments of the Lustre file system
  • Immerse in the strong Lustre community, working collaboratively to further the development of Lustre

Want to know more about LUG? Check out the presentations, videos, and more from LUG 2015 and LUG 2016.

Registration
Registration for LUG 2017 will open in December 2016. Register by March 1st to take advantage of the special early-bird registration rate!

Registration will be capped at 200 attendees. Only a few late registrations will be accepted – and only if we have not reached the 200 cap.

  • Early Bird Registration = $499 (December – March 1)
  • Regular Registration = $550 (March 2 – May 1)
  • Late Registration = $750 (May 2 – June 1)

OpenSFS is pleased to offer one complimentary event pass to each member company of OpenSFS as a benefit of membership. The discount code will be sent to the OpenSFS primary contact, but it may be transferred to another representative at the same company.

Sponsors also receive free registrations depending on level of sponsorship. See sponsor information for details.

Sponsorship
Is your company interested in sponsorship? LUG 2017 brings together over 200 Lustre attendees. View the LUG 2017 Sponsorship web page for more information.

Agenda
A call for presentations will be distributed in early 2017 and the agenda finalized in March 2017.

Location, Transportation, and Lodging
If your journey requires plane transport, we recommend flying into Indianapolis International Airport (IND). Bloomington, Indiana does not have commercial air service. Do NOT fly into Bloomington, Illinois.

The transportation center is across the walkway from the baggage claim as you leave the terminal. There are several shuttle services to Bloomington. The Star charges $19 and the GoShuttle charges $15 one way. The buses are comfortable and (mostly) have onboard Wi-Fi and power.

If you plan to drive to Bloomington from Indianapolis airport, take Ameriplex Parkway to South Highway 67, head south until Martinsville, and then take Highway 39 east through Martinsville towards Highway 37. Highway 37 will take you the rest of the way to Bloomington. It takes just over an hour to get to Bloomington from Indianapolis airport.

Meetings
The venue for LUG 2017 is the Biddle Hotel and Conference Center in the Indiana Memorial Union (IMU), located in the heart of the Indiana University campus.

Indiana Memorial Union
900 E 7th Street
Bloomington, IN 47408

Lodging
Hotel blocks have been reserved for LUG 2017 attendees. Only a few rooms are available at the IMU, register early to stay and meet all under one roof.

Hotel Reservation Deadline: May 1, 2017 at 11:59PM EST.

Room rates vary depending on type of room and location. Government employees may need to phone in to make a reservation to ensure the government rate.

Guest room rates are subject to applicable state and local taxes in effect at the time of check-out. Rooms will be offered based on space and rate availability.