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| Sanbolic Releases Melio File System 2.0 and LaScala 2.0 Sanbolic, Inc. has announced the release of Melio File System version 2.0 and LaScala volume manager version 2.0. These products offer important economic and functional benefits in Microsoft Windows datacenters as well as in Microsoft Windows media and imaging applications. Melio FS 2.0 is a symmetrical 64-bit clustered file system designed for high availability and clustered computing environments. Enhancements and new functionalities include up to a 4X increase in file system performance and support for virtually unlimited file system size. Melio FS now utilizes Microsoft Windows infrastructure technologies such as Distributed File System, Network Load Balancing, and Microsoft iSCSI initiator. Melio FS also utilizes fault tolerant and redundancy components of Windows such as the Microsoft Multipath I/O (MPIO). Native Windows security and support for Microsoft Active Directory are implemented as well. LaScala is a host-based volume manager incorporating industry proven technology used in Melio FS including advanced transaction management, locking and clustering technology, which simplifies management and improves flexibility and reliability of shared storage environments. Sanbolic's Melio FS and LaScala volume manager allow active-active access to shared files on SAN storage, enabling multiple user access to their critical data in high availability architectures. In utility computing solutions, Melio FS and LaScala create virtualized storage assets and provide data centers with flexible architecture for assigning storage across servers in response to dynamic computing needs. In scalable applications with industry standard servers accessing shared data on a SAN, IT departments can grow applications such as file serving or web serving modularly. Sanbolic software currently supports Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP and Microsoft Windows Server 2003, including Windows Server 2003 R2. Sanbolic distributes its product solutions worldwide through a network of distributors, OEMs, VARs and system integrators. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Computing News :: home page |