pNFS

Parallel NFS (pNFS) is a part of the NFS v4.1 standard that allows compute clients to access storage devices directly and in parallel. The pNFS architecture eliminates the scalability and performance issues associated with typical NFS servers deployed today. This is achieved by the separation of data and metadata, and moving the metadata server out of the data path creating systems well-suited for data-intensive HPC and AI applications.

 

RECENT pNFS RESEARCH

PEAK:AIO bets on open pNFS to take on Lustre  - October 22, 2025

Github pNFS storage project page

pNFS NEWS

Aug 5,, 2026

STORAGE-NEWSLETTER.COM

FMS 2026: PEAK:AIO and Los Alamos National Laboratory to Showcase the Future of pNFS
 Technical presentations and industry panel to explore how open source pNFS architecture is addressing AI and HPC storage challenges. PEAK:AIO, a player in high-performance storage for AI and HPC, announced that executives from both PEAK:AIO and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) will present at the Future of Memory and Storage (FMS) Conference 2026, taking place August 4-6 in Santa Clara, CA.  [...more]

MAY 20, 2025

PNFS EQUIPMENT ARRIVAL

PDL personnel unloaded a huge lot of computing equipment to begin constructing our new pNFS cluster, which will be installed in the DCO. Setup is currently underway.  [...more]