GPFS 4.1之后GPFS被分成了3个版本: GPFS Standard Edition, GPFS Express Edition, and GPFS Advanced Edition
从linux的情况看GPFS 4.1的3个版本
The following packages are required for SLES and RHEL Linux: gpfs.base-4.1.*.rpm gpfs.gpl-4.1.*.noarch.rpm gpfs.msg.en_US-4.1.*.noarch.rpm gpfs.gskit-8.0.50-16.*.rpm gpfs.ext-4.1.*.rpm (GPFS Standard Edition and GPFS Advanced Edition only) gpfs.crypto-4.1.*.rpm (GPFS Advanced Edition only)
Express的功能足够强大,等同GPFS 3.5
Standard版增加了gpfs.ext,extended license的意思 ,允许运行ILM, AFM, or CNFS命令,这些是4.1的新功能