红帽存储团队今天宣布 Gluster 社区发布了 GlusterFS 3.4 Beta 版本，该版本主要的增强实在云、虚拟化和性能方面。 GlusterFS 3.4 为用户和应用开发者带来了高可靠性、数据机动性等方面的特质。
GlusterFS 是一个集群的文件系统，支持 PB 级的数据量。GlusterFS 通过 RDMA 和 TCP/IP 方式将分布到不同服务器上的存储空间汇集成一个大的网络并行文件系统。
GlusterFS 3.4 beta 详细的改进内容包括：
VM Image Handling and QEMU Integration
QEMU integration with libgfapi
New Block Device translator
Support for FUSE bypass using libgfapi
Performance improvements for VM image storage for KVM
Virtualization Management User Interface
oVirt 3.2 includes GlusterFS management GUI
RESTful API gateway via oVirt for integration with management tools
Server Quorum, Security, and Glusterd
Quorum for split-brain resolution now supports replica 2 configurations
Support for SSL-based encryption of ‘in-flight’ data
Multi-threaded glusterd for better performance
Duplicate Request Cache (DRC) for GlusterNFS to prevent data loss from RPC failures
Operating version support for glusterd, enabling easier upgrades and using multiple versions of GlusterFS
NFSv3 ACL support
下载地址：http://www.gluster.org/
来自:开源中国社区
