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<pre style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We are pleased to announce that the Lustre 2.17.0 Release has been declared GA and is available for <a href="https://downloads.whamcloud.com/public/lustre/lustre-2.17.0" data-outlook-id="4938bfba-82f8-44ee-8a1b-2bfad4aa66f4">download</a>. You can also grab the source from <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://git.whamcloud.com/?p=fs/lustre-release.git;a=commit;h=4b0407a48e9e5b7f17877e8868080e9f40c238c6" data-outlook-id="30fefbf0-f004-42ea-818d-55faa8b25323">git</a></span>.
This major release includes new features:
<b>Hybrid IO</b> Automatic performance optimization for large IO (<a href="https://jira.whamcloud.com/browse/LU-18033" data-outlook-id="91b91239-bd54-4b04-9b61-7b3b16889d89">LU-18033</a>)
<b>Dynamic LNet NID Configuration</b> Improved online configuration of LNet interfaces (<a href="https://jira.whamcloud.com/browse/LU-18815" data-outlook-id="4f38a238-2b9a-4099-9ce8-9ed81286869a">LU-18815</a>)
<b>Nodemap Enhancements</b> Dynamic Nodemaps to support more sophisticated multi-tenancy options (<a href="https://jira.whamcloud.com/browse/LU-17431" data-outlook-id="a82dd386-d09d-45b7-af32-fda2de5863d3">LU-17431</a>)
Fuller details about this release can be found in the <a href="https://wiki.lustre.org/Release_2.17.0" data-outlook-id="9383db39-e1ba-483c-9f50-3d1a62105430">2.17 wiki page</a> (including the <a href="https://wiki.lustre.org/Lustre_2.17.0_Changelog" data-outlook-id="f66d99e7-39db-436c-aa0d-a26489a29e61">change log</a> and <a href="https://wiki.lustre.org/Release_2.17.0#Test_Matrix" data-outlook-id="60fe5766-f00b-4485-a500-ff5c78ac7e6f">test matrix</a>)
Please log any issues found in the <a href="https://jira.whamcloud.com/" data-outlook-id="4cb9e523-327f-4473-bbcd-b84730261d32">issue tracking system</a>
Thanks to all those who have contributed to the creation of this release.
This release is dedicated to the memory of <b>Frank Sehr</b> who was a member of the LNet development team. Frank passed away suddenly this summer and is missed by both the Lustre developers and the customers of the <a href="https://www.surflodgegabriola.com" data-outlook-id="2c63b6c4-1250-435f-a2de-76618e04f5ec">Surf Lodge Pub</a> where he regularly played music.
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