Description:
High performance, scalable, fault-tolerant access to data
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Type: Formula
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Latest Version: 5.9.1@0
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Tracked Since: Oct 11, 2025
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Links:
Homepage |
formulae.brew.sh
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Category: Networking
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Tags:
distributed-storage
data-access
high-performance
scientific-computing
file-system
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Install:
brew install xrootd
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About:
Xrootd is a high-performance, scalable, and fault-tolerant framework for data access. It provides a unified interface for reading and writing data across globally distributed storage systems, enabling efficient access for scientific and enterprise applications.
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Key Features:
- Scalable federated architecture
- High-throughput data access
- Fault tolerance and failover
- POSIX-like file system interface
- Integrated security and authentication
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Use Cases:
- Large Hadron Collider (LHC) data distribution
- Distributed scientific data analysis
- High-energy physics data management
- Large-scale media content delivery
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Alternatives:
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Ceph
– General-purpose distributed storage system with object, block, and file interfaces
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HDFS
– Hadoop Distributed File System, tightly coupled with the Hadoop ecosystem
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GFAL
– Grid File Access Library, provides uniform API for grid storage elements
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