Windows Server Research Library

IT managers face multiple challenges when implementing file serving on Linux, from performance and scalability to availability and integration. In Chapter Five of "Building High-Performance, Scalable, and Resilient Linux File-Serving Solutions," Microsoft MVP Chris Wolf tackles the world of Linux file serving. This chapter, "Building High-Performance, Scalable and Resilient Linux File Serving Solutions," identifies the leading file-serving challenges on Linux platforms. Wolf then examines current alternatives (both commercial and open source) and best practices for solving performance, scalability and availability issues. Chapter Five in this six-chapter eBook sponsored by PolyServe and Realtimepublishers, also looks at trends that impact the Linux file serving landscape, including migration from UNIX to Linux, server consolidation and storage consolidation.