Ceph: A Linux petabyte-scale distributed file system

 

Summary:  Linux® continues to invade the scalable computing space and, in particular, the scalable storage space. A recent addition to Linux's impressive selection of file systems is Ceph, a distributed file system that incorporates replication and fault tolerance while maintaining POSIX compatibility. Explore the architecture of Ceph and learn how it provides fault tolerance and simplifies the management of massive amounts of data

 

ref:http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-ceph/index.html?ca=dgr-lnxw01CEPHdth-LX