QStar Technologies today announced integration between QStar Network Migrator and the BeeGFS parallel file system, enabling organizations to reduce primary storage costs through intelligent policy-based archiving for HPC, AI, analytics and research environments.
BeeGFS is a high-performance parallel file system widely used in HPC, AI, analytics and large-scale research applications that require fast, scalable access to shared data. QStar Network Migrator is an enterprise-class hierarchical storage management (HSM) solution that automates the migration of infrequently accessed files using policy-based data management to lower-cost archive storage, including tape, cloud and object storage platforms.
The integration uses the BeeGFS Data Management API (DMAPI) to provide QStar Network Migrator with direct access to file metadata without requiring traditional file system scans, significantly reducing scan times and minimizing performance impact on primary storage systems.
Organizations can define migration policies using metadata attributes such as last access time, file ownership, group membership, size or file type. Files may be copied or migrated transparently while maintaining user access through lightweight links or stubs to one or more NFS archive destinations.
These archive destinations are commonly managed by QStar Archive Manager, which provides NFS-based archive gateways with intelligent caching and support for tape libraries, cloud platforms and object storage systems. Replication options allow organizations to protect archived data across multiple tape libraries or combinations of tape, cloud and object storage for enhanced resilience and long-term retention.
As AI, analytics and HPC environments continue to generate unprecedented volumes of data, organizations are increasingly seeking scalable solutions that balance high-performance storage with cost-efficient long-term retention.
QStar Technologies will feature its intelligent archiving software at ISC2026 in Booth B20, June 23 – 25, in Hamburg, Germany. The BeeGFS parallel file system will be featured at the Fraunhofer ITWM Booth L40.
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QStar Integrates with BeeGFS to Reduce Storage Costs Through Intelligent Archiving
QStar Technologies today announced integration between QStar Network Migrator and the BeeGFS parallel file system, enabling organizations to reduce primary storage costs through intelligent policy-based archiving for HPC, AI, analytics and research environments.
BeeGFS is a high-performance parallel file system widely used in HPC, AI, analytics and large-scale research applications that require fast, scalable access to shared data. QStar Network Migrator is an enterprise-class hierarchical storage management (HSM) solution that automates the migration of infrequently accessed files using policy-based data management to lower-cost archive storage, including tape, cloud and object storage platforms.
The integration uses the BeeGFS Data Management API (DMAPI) to provide QStar Network Migrator with direct access to file metadata without requiring traditional file system scans, significantly reducing scan times and minimizing performance impact on primary storage systems.
Organizations can define migration policies using metadata attributes such as last access time, file ownership, group membership, size or file type. Files may be copied or migrated transparently while maintaining user access through lightweight links or stubs to one or more NFS archive destinations.
These archive destinations are commonly managed by QStar Archive Manager, which provides NFS-based archive gateways with intelligent caching and support for tape libraries, cloud platforms and object storage systems. Replication options allow organizations to protect archived data across multiple tape libraries or combinations of tape, cloud and object storage for enhanced resilience and long-term retention.
As AI, analytics and HPC environments continue to generate unprecedented volumes of data, organizations are increasingly seeking scalable solutions that balance high-performance storage with cost-efficient long-term retention.
QStar Technologies will feature its intelligent archiving software at ISC2026 in Booth B20, June 23 – 25, in Hamburg, Germany. The BeeGFS parallel file system will be featured at the Fraunhofer ITWM Booth L40.
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