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The SAN File System (SFS) is a high-performance, clustered file system created by the company DataPlow. SFS enables fast access to shared files located on shared, storage area network (SAN)-attached storage devices.cite-ref-functionality-and-performance-evaluation-of-file-systems-for-storage-area-networks-san-1-0[1] SFS utilizes the high-speed, scalable data transfers inherent to storage area networks and is a general-purpose file system for a wide variety of environments, including scientific computing, finance, healthcare, entertainment, defense, broadcast, and aerospace.

• Platforms

• Features and specifications

• References

• External links

It is supported on Linux, Solaris, OS X, and Windows.

Supports all SAN-based, block-level storage protocols including Fibre Channel and iSCSI.

Interoperability

• Supports NFS and CIFS/Samba file serving

• Supports virtual machine software: Microsoft, VMWare, and Zen

• Supports all major backup software

• SAN features: virtualization, zoning, snapshots, mirroring, and redundant network connections

Security

• High security mode

• UNIX: POSIX compliant permissions

• Windows: Access control lists (ACLs)

Specifications

• ASCII, UNICODE, and UTF-8 filename character encoding

• Supports binary executables

• User-level (Advisory) record locking

• Journaling for fast recovery

• Extent addressable storage minimizes fragmentation

• UNIX: Volume attaches to mount-point

• Windows: Volume attaches to drive letter

• Buffered, synchronous, asynchronous, direct, and memory mapped I/O

Limits

• 255 character filename length

• Unlimited pathname length

• 8 Exabyte file size

• 64 Exabyte volume size

cite-note-functionality-and-performance-evaluation-of-file-systems-for-storage-area-networks-san-11. ↑ "Functionality and Performance Evaluation of File Systems for Storage Area Networks (SAN)" (PDF).

• "DataPlow Products". Web site. Retrieved May 24, 2013.