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

Last Updated:Jun 22, 2026

CPFS for Lingjun is a next-generation Alibaba Cloud storage system built for AI workloads. It combines a distributed parallel storage architecture, a proprietary RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) network protocol, virtual storage channel technology, and elastic clients with multi-level caching to deliver high throughput, low latency, and serverless storage performance.

Benefits

CPFS for Lingjun is ideal for AI workloads that demand ultra-high throughput and low I/O latency, such as AIGC, autonomous driving, and large model training. Core capabilities include:

  • High performance: Up to 2 TB/s throughput and 30,000,000 IOPS per file system, with up to 100 GB/s throughput for data transfer with OSS.

  • Low latency: Stable, sub-millisecond I/O latency.

  • Elastic scaling: Online capacity expansion with performance that scales linearly as capacity grows.

  • Massive file capacity: A fully symmetric metadata server architecture that supports up to 10 billion files per file system and over 100,000 metadata OPS.

  • Cost-effective: Efficient data transfer with OSS to reduce storage costs.

  • Secure: Log audits and data protection through Cloud Backup.

For detailed performance metrics, see Product specifications.

Key differences from the General-Purpose edition

Item

CPFS for Lingjun

General-Purpose edition

Maximum performance

Up to 2 TB/s throughput and 30,000,000 IOPS

Up to 100 GB/s throughput and 10,000,000 IOPS

Mount targets

PAI, ACS, and ECS

Protocols

POSIX only

POSIX and NFS v3

For a full comparison, see CPFS product introduction.

Access methods

Method

Description

Entry point

Console

Manage CPFS for Lingjun resources through the web-based console, ideal for routine administration and configuration.

NAS console

API/SDK

Use RESTful APIs or multi-language SDKs for custom development and automated operations.

Integration overview

Limits

CPFS for Lingjun supports only the following compute resources:

  • PAI Lingjun intelligent computing resources

  • PAI general-purpose compute resources

  • PAI Lingjun intelligent computing resources (single-tenant edition)

  • Container Service for Kubernetes (ACK)

ECS instances created directly in the ECS console cannot mount or access CPFS for Lingjun.

For more information, see Limits.

Available regions

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

Billing

  • Activating the service is free. Billing starts after you create a file system.

  • To stop incurring charges, release the file system. After you release a file system, its data is deleted and cannot be recovered.

  • For billing details, see Billing overview.