OpenSFS News

Lustre 2.15.4 released

By Peter Jones

We are pleased to announce that the Lustre 2.15.4 Release has been declared GA and is available for download . You can also grab the source from git

Details of changes since 2.15.3 can be found in the 2.15.4 change log.

There are the following notable enhancements over 2.15.3:

RHEL 8.9 is now supported for servers and clients  (LU-17338).

RHEL 9.3 is now supported for clients   (LU-17274)

There are also a number of useful fixes and it would be advisable for anyone running 2.15.x in production to upgrade to this version.

Please log any issues found in the issue tracking system.

Thanks to all those who have contributed to the creation of this release.

The next LTS release will be 2.15.5

Lustre 2.15.3 released

By Peter Jones

We are pleased to announce that the Lustre 2.15.3 Release has been declared GA and is available for download . You can also grab the source from git

Details of changes since 2.15.2 can be found in the 2.15.3 change log.

There are the following notable enhancements over 2.15.2:

RHEL 8.8 is now supported for servers and clients  (LU-16755).

RHEL 9.2 is now supported for clients   (LU-16756)

Please log any issues found in the issue tracking system.

Thanks to all those who have contributed to the creation of this release.

The next LTS release will be 2.15.4

Lustre 2.15.2 released

By jfranklin

We are pleased to announce that the Lustre 2.15.2 Release has been declared GA and is available for download . You can also grab the source from git

Details of changes since 2.15.1 can be found in the 2.15.2 change log.

There are the following notable enhancements over 2.15.1:

RHEL 8.7 is now supported for servers and clients  (LU-16222).

SLES15 SP4 is now supported for clients  (LU-15959).

RHEL 9.0 is now supported for clients   (LU-15874)

Please log any issues found in the issue tracking system.

Thanks to all those who have contributed to the creation of this release.

The next LTS release will be 2.15.3; where we will add support for RHEL 9.1 clients (LU-16221)

 

Lustre 2.15.1 released

By jfranklin

We are pleased to announce that the Lustre 2.15.1 Release has been declared GA and is available for download . You can also grab the source from git

Details of changes since 2.15.0 can be found in the 2.15.1 change log.

There is the following notable enhancements over 2.15.0:

 RHEL 8.6 is now supported for servers and clients  (LU-15795).

Ubuntu 22.04 is now supported for clients  (LU-13783).

Please log any issues found in the issue tracking system.

Thanks to all those who have contributed to the creation of this release.

The next LTS release will likely be 2.15.2; where we will add support for SLES 15 SP4 clients (LU-15959) and RHEL 9.0 clients (LU-15874)

2022 Lustre User Group Virtual Event Hosted by OpenSFS and University of Tennessee at Knoxville, May 9-11

By jfranklin

Open Scalable File Systems (OpenSFS), a premier non-profit organization advancing and coordinating the Lustre file system community, has announced plans for the 2022 Lustre User Group (LUG) conference. LUG 2022 will take place May 9-11, 2022 in cyberspace, hosted by OpenSFS and the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. May is the perfect time of year for system architects, Lustre administrators, users, and system vendors to get together and learn about the latest Lustre features and roadmaps, as well as establish lasting connections/collaborations among attendees.

LUG registration is required ahead of time to participate so be sure to sign up before the event! Register today at: https://utconferences.eventsair.com/lug22/register/Site/Register

Why you should attend:

As always, LUG 2022 will have technical sessions (May 10-11) on the latest Lustre developments and best practices, and provide opportunities to share information, network, and collaborate with your peers. At LUG 2022 there will also be Lustre tutorials (May 9).

The detailed program is posted online at: https://www.opensfs.org/events/lug-2022/.

Thanks to our 2022 Sponsor, DDN for their support of LUG 2022.

Lustre 2.14.0 released

By jfranklin

We are pleased to announce that the Lustre 2.14.0 Release has been declared GA and is available for download . You can also grab the source from git

This major release includes new features:

Client Data Encryption A mechanism leveraging fscrypt has been introduced to allow file data to be encrypted on the client before network transfer and persistent OST and MDT storage (LU-12275)

 OST Pool Quota The quotas framework has been extended to allow the enforcement of quotas to be on the basis of OST pools (LU-11023)

DNE Auto Restriping Striped directories can now adjust how many MDTs they are striped over based on size thresholds defined by the administrator, similar to Progressive File Layouts for directories (LU-11025)

Fuller details can be found in the 2.14 wiki page (including the change log and test matrix)

Please log any issues found in the issue tracking system

Thanks to all those who have contributed to the creation of this release.

Lustre 2.12.6 released

By jfranklin

We are pleased to announce that the Lustre 2.12.6 Release has been declared GA and is available for download. You can also grab the source from git.Details of changes since 2.12.5 can be found in the 2.12.6 change log.

There are the following notable enhancements over 2.12.5:

RHEL 7.9 is now supported for servers and clients  (LU-13590).

RHEL 8.3 is now supported for clients  (LU-13839).

Please log any issues found in the issue tracking system.

Thanks to all those who have contributed to the creation of this release.

The next LTS release will be 2.12.7

A Decade of OpenSFS and Two of Lustre

By jfranklin

OpenSFS President Steve Simms participated in an interview with Next Platform TV on July 14, 2020. The discussion included Lustre, and specifically the OpenSFS effort. Steve talks about the past 21 years of the Lustre file system and now, with ten years under its belt, where OpenSFS will go in its second decade.

Lustre 2.12.5 released

By jfranklin

We are pleased to announce that the Lustre 2.12.5 Release has been declared GA and is available for download. You can also grab the source from git.Details of changes since 2.12.4 can be found in the 2.12.5 change log.

There are the following notable enhancements over 2.12.4:

RHEL 7.8 is now supported for servers and clients (LU-13566).
RHEL 8.2 is now supported for clients (LU-13488).
SLES12 SP5 is now supported for clients (LU-13111).

Please log any issues found in the issue tracking system.

Thanks to all those who have contributed to the creation of this release.

The next LTS release will be 2.12.6

Lustre 2.12.4 released

By jfranklin

We are pleased to announce that the Lustre 2.12.4 Release has been declared GA and is available for download. You can also grab the source from git.

Details of changes since 2.12.3 can be found in the 2.12.4 change log. There are the following notable enhancements over 2.12.3: 

RHEL 8.1 is now supported for clients  (LU-12637). Note that a kernel issue with cgroups has been found in our testing with RHEL 8.1 Lustre clients (LU-13063). We have been advised that this issue will be fixed in RHEL 8.2.

Please log any issues found in the issue tracking system.

Thanks to all those who have contributed to the creation of this release.

The next LTS release will be 2.12.5