Host Architectures
File Systems & File System Protocols
Common File Systems
• NTFS (Microsoft Windows)
– Large installed base, familiar, supports dynamic reconfiguration
and fault recovery
•UFS (UNIX)
– Stable, familiar, available on multiple platforms
•VxFS(Veritas)
– Modern, optimized for SAN, multiple platforms
• XFS (Silicon Graphics)
– Scalable for very large file systems and files
• WAFL (NetApp), NSS (Novell), VMFS (VMware) ……..
NTFS – New Technology File System
UFS – Unix File System
VxFS – Direct Access File System
XFS – XFS File System
WAFL – Write Anywhere File Layout
NSS – Novell Storage Services
VMFS – Virtual Machine File System