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Cloud Parallel File Storage:What is CPFS for Lingjun (Invitational Preview)

Last Updated:Feb 07, 2026

CPFS for Lingjun is a new, high-performance storage system from Alibaba Cloud designed specifically for AI workloads. It features a distributed parallel storage architecture, a proprietary RoCE RDMA network protocol, virtual storage channel technology, and a tiered cache elastic client. This architecture delivers high throughput, low latency, and serverless storage capabilities.

Why Choose CPFS for Lingjun

CPFS for Lingjun supports compute-intensive AI applications such as AIGC, autonomous driving, and large model training, which require ultra-high throughput and low I/O latency. Its core capabilities include the following:

  • High performance: A distributed parallel architecture enables a single file system to deliver up to 2 TB/s throughput and 30 million IOPS. When integrated with OSS, throughput reaches up to 100 GB/s.

  • Low latency: Consistent sub-millisecond I/O latency.

  • Scalability: Supports online scale-out, with performance scaling linearly as capacity increases.

  • Massive file support: A fully symmetrical metadata server architecture enables a single file system to manage up to 10 billion files and sustain over 100,000 metadata operations per second (OPS).

  • Cost efficiency: Optimized data flow with OSS reduces overall data storage costs.

  • Security: Supports log audit and data protection through Cloud Backup to ensure user data security.

For more information, see Product Specifications.

Key Differences from CPFS General-Purpose Edition

Comparison Item

CPFS for Lingjun

CPFS General-Purpose Edition

Performance limit

Throughput up to 2 TB/s. IOPS up to 30 million.

Throughput up to 100 GB/s. IOPS up to 10 million.

Mount method

PAI/ACS only

PAI/ACS/ECS

Protocol

POSIX only

POSIX + NFS v3

For a complete comparison, see CPFS Product Introduction.

Usage Methods

Method

Description

Entry Point

Console

Manage CPFS for Lingjun resources through a web interface. Suitable for daily management and configuration changes.

NAS console

API/SDK

Use RESTful API or multi-language SDK for custom development. Suitable for automated O&M.

Integration Overview

Limits

CPFS for Lingjun currently supports mounting and access only with the following computing resources:

  • PAI Lingjun resources

  • PAI general computing resources

  • PAI Lingjun resources (single-tenant edition)

  • Container Compute Service ACS

ECS instances created directly in the ECS console do not support mounting or accessing CPFS for Lingjun.

For additional limits, see Limits.

Available Regions

China (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), China (Shenzhen), China (Guangzhou), China (Beijing), China (Ulanqab), China (Hong Kong), Singapore, Germany (Frankfurt), Thailand (Bangkok), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Dubai

Billing Details

  • Activating the service incurs no charges. Billing begins after you create a file system.

  • To stop billing, release the file system. Data cannot be recovered after deletion.

  • For billing details, see Billing overview.