Overview of IBM Storage Scale Data Management API for GPFS

The Data Management Application Programming Interface (DMAPI) for GPFS allows you to monitor events associated with a GPFS file system or with an individual file. You can also manage and maintain file system data.

See the IBM Storage Scale FAQ in IBM® Documentation for the current limitations of DMAPI-managed file systems.

Note: IBM Storage Protect for Space Management for GPFS file systems is not available for Windows.

DMAPI for GPFS is compliant with the Open Group's XDSM Standard and includes these features:

GPFS-specific DMAPI events
DMAPI functions
DMAPI configuration attributes
DMAPI restrictions for GPFS