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Sep 15, 2023 · Big Data

How Alluxio Manages Massive Metadata: Inode, Block, MountTable, and Worker Insights

This article examines Alluxio's open-source distributed file system, detailing the core types of metadata—inode, block, mount table, and worker—along with the mechanisms for their storage, management, and optimization in both HEAP and ROCKS modes, and provides practical configuration guidance for scaling large-scale data environments.