Hybrid XFS: From Concept to Exabyte-Scale Deployment in 12 Months

Explore the development and implementation of Hybrid XFS, a high-performance file system designed for exabyte-scale clustered storage, in this 30-minute conference talk by Richard Wareing from Facebook Inc. Learn about the challenges of using open-source file systems with clustered storage systems, understand the concept of Hybrid XFS and its utilization of flash drives and traditional HDDs, and discover how Facebook rapidly deployed this technology across their entire fleet of storage servers in just 12 months. Gain insights into the development process, deployment strategies, automation techniques, and future directions for this innovative file system solution.

Intro
What is your job
Factors that make this job tough
Vendor roadmaps
AIOPS
filesystem behavior
block trace
page cache
realtime subvolumes
realtime allocator
changes
patches
deployment
blocktrace verify
contingency plan
proofofconcept
metrics
data
FB Outrace
Control Batch
Application Latency
Full Rollout
Two Levels of Automation
Raising Alarms
Safety checks
How did it roll out
Fragmentation
Future direction
Any questions