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Announcing XRAID: declustered parity RAID for zoned XFS
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- Christoph Hellwig announced the initial public release of XRAID, a declustered parity RAID implementation integrated into XFS.
- XRAID's two stated aims are supporting parity RAID on zoned devices such as SMR hard drives and providing a fast RAID implementation.
- XRAID is focused on RAID for zoned XFS deployments.
Why it matters
Developers running XFS on zoned devices such as SMR hard drives gain a native parity RAID option, which previously was not available in this form.
Who’s affected
- Linux administrators running XFS on zoned storage
- Teams using SMR hard drives with parity RAID
Christoph Hellwig has announced the initial public release of XRAID—declustered parity RAID that is integrated into XFS. The two primary aims of XRAID are to support parity RAID on zoned devices like SMR hard drives, and to provide a fast RAID implementation without…
Timeline
Christoph Hellwig announced the initial public release of XRAID
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Announcing XRAID: declustered parity RAID for zoned XFS