PeerGFS Adds Simultaneous Multi-Protocol File Access
Blocks&Files, Thursday, May 8th, 2025
The latest release of PeerGFS (GFS stands for Global File Service) can access the same file through SMB and NFS protocols at the same time.
PeerGFS (GFS stands for Global File Service) provides real-time, active-active replication of file volumes between datacenters, the public cloud, and edge locations. It has a multi-master approach based on the idea that a distributed organization's files should be treated as dynamic entities without a fixed location, with the source of truth constantly updated and distributed as needed. The Peer software already supports both SMB and NFS file protocols when used to access separate files. Now it can provide SMB and NFS access to a file volume at the same time across multiple storage systems and geographic distances.