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Cloud Parallel File Storage:Limits of CPFS for Lingjun

Last Updated:Mar 05, 2026

This topic describes the limits of CPFS for Lingjun file systems.

File system limits

LimitThresholdNotes
Mount targets per file system1One VPC mount target per file system.
Subdirectory mountingSupportedYou can mount a subdirectory.
Maximum capacity1 PiBFor larger (up to 20 PiB), submit a ticket.
Maximum files or directories10 billionGrows with capacity.
Max nodes via VSC4,000Per file system.
Max path length4,096 bytesLinux VFS limit.
Max file name length255 bytes
Max ECS instances per VPC mount target6,000500 ECS per 300 TiB. For more, submit a ticket.

Mounting

CPFS for Lingjun can only be mounted from Platform for AI (PAI) (Lingjun resources, PAI general computing, or PAI Lingjun single-tenant) and Container Compute Service (ACS) (high-performance networking GPU workloads). ECS instances are not supported.

Supported OS

OSDistributionKernel version
Alibaba Cloud LinuxAlibaba Cloud Linux 35.10.134-13 or later
UbuntuUbuntu 24.046.8.0-79 or later

Protocol

Only POSIX is supported.

Scaling

Scale-out only. Step: 10,240 GiB. Max: 1 PiB. For 20 PiB, submit a ticket.

Data flow

Data streams

  • Same account: CPFS for Lingjun 2.4.0 and later. Cross-account: 2.6.0 and later.

  • Max 10 data streams per file system.

  • One file path maps to one OSS bucket.

  • Source and destination must be in the same region.

Path and filename restrictions

SupportedNot supported
Letters, digits, !, -, _, ., *, ().., \, \\, / in names, paths > 1023 chars

Do not rename non-empty directories in data stream paths. Avoid special characters.

Stream tasks

  • Supported in CPFS for Lingjun 2.6.0 and later. OpenAPI only.

  • Max 4 batch tasks per stream. No limit on stream tasks.

Import limits

  • Symlinks become regular files. Symlink info is lost.

  • Only latest object version is copied from OSS.

  • No file or directory names longer than 255 bytes.

Export limits

  • Symlinks become empty OSS objects. Targets are not synced.

  • Hard links become regular files.

  • Socket, Device, and Pipe files become empty objects.

  • Directory paths > 1023 chars not supported.

Fileset

Important

Fileset is whitelist-only. Submit a ticket to request access.

Fileset limits

LimitThreshold
CPFS versionV2.7.0 and later
Filesets per file system500 (default). Up to 3,000 via ticket.
Files/directories per fileset10 billion
Nested filesetsNot supported
Hard links across filesetsNot supported

Fileset path rules

  • Path must start and end with /.

  • Path must be new. Cannot modify existing paths.

  • Parent directory must exist for multi-layer paths.

  • Max depth: 8 layers (root = 0). Max path length: 990 chars.

  • Single-layer name: max 255 chars. Allowed: letters, digits, _, ., -.

Fileset deletion

Delete via console or API. Storage is reclaimed after 24 hours. To free immediately, clear data first, then delete. Deleted data cannot be recovered.

Fileset quota

LimitDescription
VersionCPFS Compute Edition 2.7.0 and later
Quotas per path1
Capacity quotaMin 10 GiB, step 1 GiB
File count quotaMin 10,000, step 1, max 10 billion
When quota reachedNo new writes
Statistics latency~15 minutes
Modify quotaNew value must exceed used capacity or file count

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