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Cloud Parallel File Storage:What is CPFS for Lingjun

Last Updated:Mar 20, 2026

CPFS for Lingjun is Alibaba Cloud's high-performance parallel file system built for AI workloads. It delivers up to 2 TB/s throughput and sub-millisecond latency through RDMA networking and tiered caching.

This product is currently in Invitational Preview.

Why CPFS for Lingjun

AI workloads like large model training, AIGC, and autonomous driving demand extreme I/O performance. CPFS for Lingjun meets these requirements:

CapabilitySpecification
ThroughputUp to 2 TB/s (single file system)
IOPSUp to 30 million
LatencySub-millisecond, consistent
File capacityUp to 10 billion files
Metadata OPSOver 100,000 per second
OSS integrationUp to 100 GB/s when combined with OSS

Cost optimization: Tiered data flow with OSS reduces storage costs.

Data protection: Supports log audit and Cloud Backup.

For detailed specifications, see Product specifications.

CPFS for Lingjun vs. General-Purpose edition

ItemCPFS for LingjunGeneral-Purpose edition
Max throughput2 TB/s100 GB/s
Max IOPS30 million10 million
Mount targetsPAI, ACSPAI, ACS, ECS
ProtocolsPOSIXPOSIX, NFS v3

For a complete comparison, see CPFS product introduction.

Supported compute resources

CPFS for Lingjun works with:

  • PAI Lingjun resources

  • PAI general computing resources

  • PAI Lingjun resources (single-tenant edition)

  • Container Compute Service (ACS)

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

For other 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

  • No charges until you create a file system.

  • To stop billing, release the file system. Data is permanently deleted.

  • See Billing overview for details.

Next steps

TaskLink
View specificationsProduct specifications
Check limitsLimits
Create a file systemCreate a file system
Mount from PAIMount in PAI
Mount from ACSMount in ACS