Re: [gpfsug-discuss] GPFS de duplication

2021-05-21 Thread Jonathan Buzzard
On 20/05/2021 13:58, Dave Bond wrote: As part of a project I am doing I am looking if there are any de duplication options for GPFS?  I see there is no native de dupe for the filesystem. The scenario would be user A creates a file or folder and user B takes a copy within the same filesystem, t

Re: [gpfsug-discuss] GPFS de duplication

2021-05-20 Thread Stephen Ulmer
Do file clones meet the workflow requirement? That is, can you control from whence the second (and further) copies are made? -- Stephen > On May 20, 2021, at 9:01 AM, Andrew Beattie wrote: > > Dave, > > Spectrum Scale does not support de-duplication, it does support compression. > You ca

Re: [gpfsug-discuss] GPFS de duplication

2021-05-20 Thread Andrew Beattie
Dave, Spectrum Scale does not support de-duplication, it does support compression. You can however use block storage that supports over subscription / thin provisioning / deduplication for data only NSD’s, we do not recommend them for metadata. In your scenario is user B planning on making cha