OpenSFS News

Lustre 2.15.6 released

By Peter Jones

We are pleased to announce that the Lustre 2.15.6 Release has been declared GA and is available for download . You can also grab the source from git

Details of changes since 2.15.5 can be found in the 2.15.6 change log.

There are the following notable enhancement over 2.15.5:

RHEL 9.5 is now supported for clients   (LU-18387)

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 2.15.7

Lustre 2.16.1 released

By Peter Jones

We are pleased to announce that the Lustre 2.16.1 Release has been declared GA and is available for download . You can also grab the source from git

This is not an LTS release – this is a re-spin of 2.16.0 with a single fix (LU-18435) that we have discovered has a broader scope than first understood. We recommend that anyone planning to use 2.16.x uses this release rather than 2.16.0.

A reminder that 2.16.x includes new features:

RHEL 9.4 Server support Support for Rocky/RHEL 9.4 servers  (LU-18150)

 IPv6 Support Providing the option to use large NIDs (LU-10391)

Optimized Directory Traversal Improved Speed/Efficiency for large directories/trees  (LU-15975)

  The minimal changelog for 2.16.1 is available but fuller details about the 2.16 release can be found in the 2.16 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. The next LTS release will be 2.15.6.

 

 

Lustre 2.16.0 released

By Peter Jones

We are pleased to announce that the Lustre 2.16.0 Release has been declared GA and is available for download . You can also grab the source from git

This major release includes new features:

RHEL 9.4 Server support Providing the option to use RHEL/Rocky 9.4 servers (LU-17404)

IPv6 Support Providing the option to use large NIDs (LU-10391)

Optimized Directory Traversal Improved Speed/Efficiency for large directories/trees  (LU-15975)

Fuller details about this release can be found in the 2.16 wiki page (including the change log and test matrix)

Note: It is recommended to avoid using Self-Extending Layouts in conjunction with 2.16 until LU-18416 is more fully understood.

Please log any issues found in the issue tracking system

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

 This release is dedicated to the memory of Olaf Weber who was an active member of the Lustre Working Group and a long-term contributor to the Lustre project. Olaf passed away suddenly earlier this year and is much-missed by those of us who had the pleasure of working with him.

 

Lustre 2.15.5 released

By Peter Jones

We are pleased to announce that the Lustre 2.15.5 Release has been declared GA and is available for download . You can also grab the source from git

Details of changes since 2.15.4 can be found in the 2.15.5 change log.

There are the following notable enhancements over 2.15.4:

RHEL 8.10 is now supported for servers and clients  (LU-17402).

RHEL 9.4 is now supported for clients   (LU-17404)

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 2.15.6

 

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.