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'''StorNext File System''' ('''SNFS'''), colloquially referred to as '''StorNext''' is a [[List of file systems#Shared-disk file systems|shared disk file system]] made by [[Quantum Corporation]].

StorNext enables multiple Windows, Linux and Apple workstations to access shared block storage over a [[Fibre Channel]] network. With the StorNext file system installed, these computers can read and write to the same storage volume at the same time enabling what is known as a "file-locking SAN." StorNext is used in environments where large files must be shared, and accessed simultaneously by users without network delays, or where a file must be available for access by multiple readers starting at different times. Common use cases include multiple [[video editor]] environments in feature film, television and general video [[post production]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stornext.com/solutions/post-production/|title = Create. Innovate. Protect. On Quantum}}</ref>

==History==

The original name of StorNext was '''CentraVision File System ''' ('''CVFS)'''). It was created by MountainGate Imaging Systems Corporation to provide fast data transfer between [[Windows]] and [[Silicon Graphics|SGI]]'s [[IRIX]] computers.<ref>[http://www.trademarkia.com/centravision-75301121.html trademarkia.com, CentraVision]</ref> [[Advanced Digital Information Corporation]] acquired MountainGate in September 1999, added additional client types, and changed the name to StorNext File System.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/ADIC+Acquires+SAN+Software+Company%3B+High+Performance+File+Sharing+to...-a055785823 |title=thefreelibrary.com, ADIC Acquires SAN Software Company; High Performance File Sharing to Enhance Storage Solutions. EDMOND, Wash. (BUSINESS WIRE) Sept. 20, 1999 |access-date=2014-08-29 |archive-date=2014-09-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903044030/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/ADIC+Acquires+SAN+Software+Company%3B+High+Performance+File+Sharing+to...-a055785823 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The first new clients were Solaris and Linux. In August 2006, Quantum acquired ADIC and added StorNext to its product family.<ref>[http://www.crn.com/news/storage/187002851/quantum-to-acquire-adic.htm CRN, Quantum To Acquire ADIC, byJoseph F. Kovar, May 3, 2006]</ref> In January 2021, Quantum introduced the H-Series, a converged infrastructure that virtually runs file, block, and client services, providing on-premise storage for media production workflows.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mellor |first=Chris |date=2021-01-27 |title=Quantum upgrades hybrid storage appliance |url=https://blocksandfiles.com/2021/01/27/quantum-hs2000-hybrid-storage-appliance/ |access-date=2022-09-07 |website=Blocks and Files |language=en-US}}</ref> In April 2022, Quantum released the H4000 Essential, a shared storage and collaboration platform for small, independent creative teams. It combines StorNext 7 software and CatDV asset management for automatic content indexing, discovery, and workflow collaboration.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Lyle |date=2022-04-19 |title=Quantum H4000 Essential and F2100 NVMe Storage Appliances Now Available |url=https://www.storagereview.com/news/quantum-h4000-essential-and-f2100-nvme-storage-appliances-now-available |access-date=2022-09-08 |website=StorageReview.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==

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StorNext has also been leveraged for high end motion and geoscience imagery in both commercial and public sector use cases,<ref>http://www.quantum.com: "Proven Mission Information Workflows for Intelligence and Defense"</ref> and for high density forensic data, such as in cybersecurity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.quantum.com/cybersecurity/|title=Quantum Cybersecurity Solutions}}</ref>

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* [[Metadata controller]]

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==References==

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==External links==

*{{Official website|https://www.quantum.com/en/products/file-system/stornext/}}

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