Fainting is loss of consciousness caused by a temporary lack of oxygen to the brain. Known by the medical term syncope, fainting may be preceded by dizziness, nausea, or a feeling of extreme weakness.
GPFS is a commercial IBM closed source product that can provide a high performance, high available, and global filename space to your cluster. For more information on GPFS read the GPFS Concepts, Planning, and Installation Guide Version 1.2.
GPFS basically works through a clustering system wherein large amounts of data are literally clustered for more efficiency. The best thing about GPFS is that it is able to handle both structured and unstructured data effectively and efficiently.