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High-performance NFS server software with continuous availability and up to 22.7 GB/s throughput on a single 200 GbE port
Tuxera Fusion NFS
Product overview
Fusion NFS is a commercially supported NFS server that gives your customers fast, dependable access to shared data on your storage platform. It runs in user space at kernel-class speed, so you get the throughput and keep the flexibility. Because it shares its core with Fusion SMB, NFS and SMB clients can work on the same data.
On a single 200GbE port, Fusion NFS delivers 22.7 GB/s, and one deployment scales to over a million exports. Transparent failover keeps exports online if a node goes down, and every deployment comes with a commercial license and dedicated support from Tuxera.
In MLPerf Storage 2.0 3D U-Net training on 200GbE, Fusion NFS kept 12 H100 accelerators above 90% utilization, against 9 for kernel NFSD and 5 for NFS-Ganesha, at 22.7 GB/s measured throughput. Fusion NFS also outperforms NFSD on large-IO random reads over RDMA at 200GbE.
1,048,575 exports supported per deployment, 50,000 tested
NFS connections tested today
Kept above 90% utilization in MLPerf Storage 2.0, against 9 for kernel NFSD
Measured single-run throughput, ahead of NFSD and NFS-Ganesha
Rolling upgrades and global reconfiguration without a restart
Commercial support with SLAs and partner-driven feature development
Open-source NFS servers were built for general use. Fusion NFS was designed for enterprise storage products. Because it runs in user space it can be containerized, which kernel NFSD cannot, so each tenant can get its own instance and a single cluster can carry more exports than most providers will ever need. For sovereign and EU-hosted services, Fusion NFS comes from a Finnish company, under a commercial license with no GPL obligations for your own code.
Modern, stateful NFS for Linux and HPC clients, with Kerberos authentication through Active Directory or LDAP.
High throughput with low CPU for AI and HPC, plus client trunking across multiple network paths per client for bandwidth and resilience.
Runs outside the kernel, in containers or on bare metal. Each tenant can have its own instance, and global settings change without a restart.
Scale-out clusters where clients ride through node loss, with cluster rolling upgrades at zero downtime.
1,048,575 exports per deployment and 10,000 tested connections, against 1,000 exports and 4,000 connections for Ganesha.
NFS locks and SMB opens are coordinated in one place, and NFSv4 ACLs are stored centrally and kept consistent with Windows ACLs, so Linux compute, Windows desktops and Mac workstations work on one copy of the data.
Modern, stateful NFS for Linux and HPC clients, with Kerberos authentication through Active Directory or LDAP.
High throughput with low CPU for AI and HPC, plus client trunking across multiple network paths per client for bandwidth and resilience.
Runs outside the kernel, in containers or on bare metal. Each tenant can have its own instance, and global settings change without a restart.
Scale-out clusters where clients ride through node loss, with cluster rolling upgrades at zero downtime.
1,048,575 exports per deployment and 10,000 tested connections, against 1,000 exports and 4,000 connections for Ganesha.
NFS locks and SMB opens are coordinated in one place, and NFSv4 ACLs are stored centrally and kept consistent with Windows ACLs, so Linux compute, Windows desktops and Mac workstations work on one copy of the data.
Frequently asked Questions
Get answers to the most commonly asked questions, or reach out if your question isn’t listed here.
For nearly a decade, Tuxera has produced Fusion SMB to deliver an enterprise-grade SMB server that replaces Windows Server and Samba, whether on-premises or in the cloud. Flexible, powerful and now the world’s most advanced SMB server for Linux.
We are now focusing on NFSD and Ganesha. We have identified a market need for an enterprise NFS to serve the AI, ML and HPC sectors. Fusion SMB features like RDMA, scale-out, and zero-downtime cluster rolling upgrades will be available with Fusion NFS, and most importantly, the protocols will allow access to the same data.
No, Fusion SMB or Fusion NFS can be run independently. However, both protocols are often required. Traditionally, only the largest storage vendors offered a true multi-protocol solution. This is where Tuxera Fusion demonstrates its strength.
Fusion SMB and Fusion NFS will work seamlessly together, delivering multi-protocol support for any Linux server wherever deployed. Linux, Windows and macOS clients will be able to connect with the protocol of their choice, and we will manage permissions and locking.
A fundamental aspect of NFS performance is the use of RDMA. With faster performance than NFSD over RDMA, or Ganesha over TCP (which does not support RDMA). We can deliver 22.7GB/sec compared to 22.5GB/sec for NFSD and 13.6GB/sec for Ganesha. (1x200GbE port)
Aggregate performance and high availability via scale-out will also be available from day one. When combined with rolling upgrades, this creates a true enterprise NFS solution that provides continuous ultra-high performance to connected systems.
The perfect fit for your industry
Fusion NFS works best when Linux and HPC clients need kernel-class NFS performance with the scale, uptime and support that open-source servers do not offer.
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Unleash the full potential of your platform's capabilities with the world's fastest SMB solution.
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Handle massive 4K, 8K, and 16K video files across Mac, Windows, and Linux at speeds other solutions can't match.
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Get the secure, scalable, compatible solution, with the most flexibility, without compromising on capabilities.
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Local evaluations are possible with our NFS server implementation. Get in touch or find a local partner in your region.
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