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Lustre File System (Lustre)
Lustre File System is an open-source parallel distributed file system used in high-performance computing to provide a POSIX-compliant shared file namespace across clustered servers and storage, relevant for organizations that run I/O-intensive scientific, engineering, or analytics workloads at large scale.
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curl -X POST https://mcp.decisioninsights.ai/api/mcp-public \
-H "content-type: application/json" \
-H "accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
-d '{"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"tools/call","params":{"arguments":{"slug":"lustre-file-system-lustre"},"name":"di_get_term"}}'REST
GET https://api.decisioninsights.ai/api/public/v1/glossary/6a44ceed-884e-443b-be19-689b9c41420bCLI
di get-glossary --slug lustre-file-system-lustreThe CLI command and the REST call for this record need a free account: run di login, or send your OAuth token. Over MCP it is free with none.
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| The check | What the record shows | Where it is in the data |
|---|---|---|
| It's a known term | One entry, with its abbreviation and type (topic) | name, alternateName |
| It sits in a glossary | Linked to Distributed File System, Cluster File System, Parallel File System, High-Performance Storage System | inDefinedTermSet |
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