Red Hat Gluster Storage Explained

Red Hat Gluster Storage
Developer:	Red Hat, Inc.
Latest Release Version:	3.5^[1]
Genre:	Distributed file system
Website:	https://access.redhat.com/products/red-hat-storage

Red Hat Gluster Storage, formerly Red Hat Storage Server, is a computer storage product from Red Hat. It is based on open source technologies such as GlusterFS and Red Hat Enterprise Linux.^[2]

The latest release, RHGS 3.5, combines Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 8 and also RHEL 7) with the latest GlusterFS community release, oVirt, and XFS File System.^{[3] [4]}

In April 2014, Red Hat re-branded GlusterFS-based Red Hat Storage Server to "Red Hat Gluster Storage".^[5]

Description

Red Hat Gluster Storage, a scale-out NAS product, uses as its basis GlusterFS, a distributed file-system. Red Hat Gluster Storage also exemplifies software-defined storage (SDS).

History

In June 2012, Red Hat Gluster Storage was announced as a commercially supported integration of GlusterFS with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.^[6] In 2022, it was announced Red Hat Gluster Storage version 3.5 will be the final version and this particular commercial offering will reach end-of-life at the end of 2024.^[7]

Releases

• 3.5
• 3.4
• 3.3 Release Notes^[8]
• 3.2
• 3.1
• 3.0
• 2.1

Notes and References

1. https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_gluster_storage/3.5/html/3.3_release_notes/
2. Web site: What is Red Hat Gluster Storage?. Red Hat.
3. Web site: Red Hat releases new cloud-friendly Red Hat Gluster Storage. ZDNet.
4. Web site: RHSS 3.0. ZDNet.
5. Web site: Red Hat Storage. New product names. Same great features. . . March 20, 2015 . March 20, 2015.
6. Web site: Red Hat Storage Server NAS takes on Lustre, NetApp . Morgan . Timothy Prickett . . June 27, 2012 . May 30, 2013 .
7. Web site: Red Hat Gluster Storage Life Cycle . Red Hat Customer Portal . 18 July 2023 . en.
8. Web site: 3.3 Release Notes Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.3.