What is the benefit of integrating Lustre and ZFS?
The problem of assuring data integrity and reliability is becoming critical as the size and complexity of storage solutions grow almost exponentially with the size of clusters and accumulated storage capacity needs. Unlike traditional file systems, ZFS includes new breakthrough technologies and strategies that address this at the source. Data stored on disk with ZFS is always consistent. ZFS also has the unique ability to detect and repair silent errors not detectable with traditional approaches while the system is live, virtually eliminating the need to take the system offline to repair file system errors. Integration of ZFS and Lustre in a layered approach means that Lustre can leverage all the features of ZFS in a cluster file system environment.
