Gluster
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| Website: | www.gluster.org |
| Company/ developer: |
Gluster Core Team |
| OS family: | GNU/Linux |
| Source model: | Free Software |
| Latest stable release: | 1.2(benki) / December 24, 2006 |
| Kernel type: | Monolithic kernel |
| License: | GPL v2 or later |
| Working state: | Beta |
Gluster is a GNU clustering distribution aimed at commoditizing supercomputing and superstorage. Core of the Gluster provides a platform for developing clustering applications tailored for a specific tasks such as HPC Clustering, Storage Clustering, Enterprise Provisioning, Database Clustering etc. Gluster is designed for massive scalability and performance from ground up. Makes heavy use of muti-casting and RDMA where ever possible.
It was started by a Z RESEARCH under the direction of Anand Babu.
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