Dell Fluid File System Version 6.0 Support Matrix

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Introduction

FluidFS software supports FS8600 systems. The performance-related metrics in this document might not always be reachable due to specific combinations of workload and/or dataset characteristics resulting in specific resource utilization.

Glossary

The following table defines the terms that are used in this document:

Table 1. Glossary of Terms
Term	Definition
FluidFS—FluidFS firmware	A special-purpose, Dell-proprietary operating system providing enterprise-class NAS services using SAN storage systems
FluidFS controller	A Dell hardware device capable of running the FluidFS firmware
NAS (FluidFS) appliance	A Dell hardware product containing two FluidFS controllers in a single enclosure
FluidFS system/cluster	Multiple FluidFS controllers who are appropriately connected and configured together into a single functional unit
NAS pool	The Storage Center system LUNs (and their aggregate size) allocated and provisioned to a FluidFS system
NAS volume	File system (single-rooted directory/folder and file hierarchy), defined using FluidFS management functions over a portion of the NAS pool
SMB share	A file system subhierarchy available to SMB clients using the SMB protocol
NFS export	A file system subhierarchy available to NFS clients using the NFS protocol