In the Content Software for File system, every client installed on an application server directly connects to the relevant Content Software for File backends that store the required data. There's no intermediary backend that forwards access requests. Each Content Software for File client maintains a synchronized map, specifying which backend holds specific data types, creating a unified configuration shared by all clients and backends.
When a Content Software for File client attempts to access a particular file or offset in a file, a cryptographic hash function guides it to the appropriate backend containing the needed data. This unique mechanism enables the Content Software for File system to achieve linear performance growth. It synchronizes scaling size with scaling performance, providing remarkable efficiency.
For instance, when new backends are added to double the cluster's size, the system instantly redistributes part of the filesystem data between the backends, resulting in an immediate double performance increase.
Complete data redistribution is unnecessary even in modest cluster growths, such as moving from 100 to 110 backends. Only a fraction (10% in this example) of the existing data is copied to the new backends, ensuring a balanced distribution and active participation of all backends in read operations.
The speed of these seamless operations depends on the capacity of the root backends and network bandwidth. Importantly, ongoing operations remain unaffected, and the system's performance improves as data redistribution occurs. The finalization of the redistribution process optimizes both capacity and performance, making the Content Software for File system an ideal choice for scalable and high-performance storage solutions.