WSO2 Distributed File System Service provides Apache HDFS-based, highly-scalable, next-generation, distributed File System. It supports unstructured data (files) and helps users to create and manage a distributed file system with authentication and authorization. Hadoop file system ship with WSO2 SS uses Carbon user base for authentication and authorization.
In an upcoming release of WSO2 Storage Server, the distributed file system service will be shipped with a management user interface enabling users to manage file system objects through a simplified, Web interface. In this release, only command-line is supported. The following sections introduce several key CLI commands along with an API reference guide for developers.