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GPFS? GPF? 

Posted Wednesday 3rd October 2007 09:46 GMT

An unfortunate acronym.

It's one letter longer than the classic dreaded Windows blue-screen-of-death error General Protection Fault(s?).

Do we still get GPFs with XP or Vista?

Windows drivers? 

Posted Wednesday 3rd October 2007 19:10 GMT

Can you use GPFS to share storage across Windows servers as well?

Yes, Windows support in GPFS 

Posted Wednesday 3rd October 2007 19:56 GMT

IBM has provided a Statement of Direction stating that Windows support will be offered in GPFS by the end of 2007

and also ....... 

Posted Saturday 6th October 2007 00:13 GMT

Solaris :)