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'''StorNext File System''' ('''SNFS'''), colloquially referred to as "StorNext" is a [[List of 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 simulanesouly 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>http://www.stornext.com/solutions/post-production/</ref>
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==Infrastructure==
StorNext has both software and hardware elements. On the front end, the filesystem is managed by usually two [[Metadata controller]]s, a primary and a failover or a metadata appliance. These MDC's act as the traffic director for the block-level filesystem with no data-overhead typically associated with [[Network-attached storage|NAS]] configured network shares.
Fibre Channel storage is the other key element of most StorNext filesystem implementations. This is often referred to as "Production SAN" or "Production Storage Workspace." In verticals such as oil & gas, Infiniband storage is sometimes used.
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