Understanding the system limitations

It is important to understand the system limitations to analyze whether you are facing a real issue in the IBM Storage Scale system.

The following topics list the IBM Storage Scale system limitations:

AFM limitations
See AFM limitations.
AFM-based DR limitations
See AFM DR limitations.
Authentication limitations
See Authentication limitations.
Cluster configuration repository (CCR) limitations
See Limitations of CCR.
File authorization limitations
See Authorization limitations.
File compression limitations
See Limitations.
FPO limitations
See Restrictions.
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See CES NFS limitations.
GPFS exceptions and limitations to NFS V4 ACLs
See Exceptions and limitations to NFS V4 ACLs support.
GUI limitations
See GUI limitations.
HDFS transparency limitations
See Configuration that differs from native HDFS in IBM Storage Scale in the IBM Storage Scale: Big Data and Analytics Guide.
HDFS transparency federation limitations
See Known limitations in the IBM Storage Scale: Big Data and Analytics Guide.
Installation toolkit limitations
See Limitations of the installation toolkit.
mmuserauth service create command limitations
See Limitations of the mmuserauth service create command while configuring AD with RFC2307.
Multiprotocol export limitations
See Multiprotocol export considerations.
Performance monitoring limitations
See bl1adv_pmlimitations.html#concept_jhz_d1f_yv.
Protocols cluster disaster recovery limitations
See Protocols cluster disaster recovery limitations and prerequisites.
Protocol data security limitations
See Data security limitations.
SMB share limitations
See SMB limitations.
S3 API support limitations
See How to manage the OpenStack S3 API.
Transparent cloud tiering limitations
See Known limitations of Cloud services.
Unified file and object access limitations
See Limitations of unified file and object access.