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Google Cloud Managed Lustre
What it is
Google Cloud Managed Lustre is a fully managed parallel file system for AI and high-performance computing workloads. Documented use cases include HPC simulations, modeling and analysis, and machine-learning training and inference. It supports throughput up to 10 TBps and storage capacity up to 84,016,000 GiB (80.1 PiB). POSIX compliance supports use with existing applications, tools and workflows.
Instances can be mounted to Compute Engine VMs and Google Kubernetes Engine clusters. The service can import and export data to Cloud Storage, including incremental transfers of new or changed files, though only one transfer operation per instance can run at a time. Data is encrypted at rest and in transit to and within Google Cloud. Customers can set maintenance windows and exclusion periods. Capacity is provisioned, and unused capacity is billed. Pricing is listed from $0.06/mo; hourly rates vary by month, and monthly charges depend on the hourly rate and hours in the month. Limits include a 0.5 PiB maximum file size and 20 instances per project.
For and against
For
- Throughput supports up to 10 TBps.
- Capacity supports up to 80.1 PiB.
- Data is encrypted at rest and in transit.
- Maintenance windows and exclusion periods are configurable.
Against
- Provisioned unused capacity is billed.
- Only one data transfer can run per instance.
- A project is limited to 20 instances.
- Maximum file size is 0.5 PiB.
The verdict
Managed Lustre targets demanding AI and HPC workloads, with Cloud Storage transfers and configurable maintenance periods. Buyers should factor in provisioned-capacity billing and the stated file, instance and transfer limits.
Who it suits
It suits teams running HPC simulations, modeling, analysis or machine-learning workloads on Google Cloud. POSIX compliance and VM and Kubernetes mounting can support workflows using those environments.
Plans and prices
Dynamic (25 MB/s/TiB)
Block-level caching · hot/cold unified namespace · cacheable workloads
Read 15 Oct 2026 · cloud.google.com
125 MB/s/TiB
Capacity-focused parallel workloads
Read 15 Oct 2026 · cloud.google.com
250 MB/s/TiB
General-purpose HPC · AI inference · preprocessing
Read 15 Oct 2026 · cloud.google.com
500 MB/s/TiB
High-performance balance · demanding AI/HPC
Read 15 Oct 2026 · cloud.google.com
1000 MB/s/TiB
AI/ML training tier · throughput critical
Read 15 Oct 2026 · cloud.google.com
Dynamic (25 MB/s/TB)
Provisioned capacity is billed, including unused capacity · Throughput and IOPS included
Read 4 Oct 2026 · cloud.google.com
On the record
- API surface
- Google publishes a v1 REST API with location, instance and operation resources and a lustre.googleapis.com endpoint.docs.cloud.google.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Authentication
- Programmatic access uses Google Cloud authentication and IAM authorization, with workload identity federation recommended outside Google Cloud.docs.cloud.google.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Availability target
- The Managed Lustre SLA specifies at least 99.9% monthly uptime for an instance.cloud.google.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Capacity
- The documentation lists capacity from 9,000 GiB to 12,240,000 GiB and maximum file size of 0.5 PiB.docs.cloud.google.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Capacity limits
- The maximum file size is 0.5 PiB, and the maximum number of instances per project is 20.docs.cloud.google.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Client operating systems
- The Compute Engine guide supports HPC Rocky Linux 8, Rocky Linux 9, RHEL 9, Ubuntu 22.04 and Ubuntu 24.04, with Ubuntu 24.04 limited to Arm VMs.docs.cloud.google.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Client requirement
- Lustre client packages are kernel-version specific on Ubuntu, so kernel upgrades can require reinstalling matching packages.docs.cloud.google.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Cloud Storage integration
- Managed Lustre provides managed high-speed transfers into and out of Cloud Storage.docs.cloud.google.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company founded
- Gartner’s company details list Google as founded in 1998 and headquartered in Mountain View, California.gartner.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company headquarters and size
- Google’s LinkedIn profile lists Mountain View, California headquarters and 10,001-plus employees.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company legal name
- Crunchbase identifies the maker as Google LLC and lists it as a subsidiary of Alphabet.crunchbase.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Compatibility
- POSIX compliance supports compatibility with existing applications, tools, and workflows.docs.cloud.google.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Compute integrations
- Instances can be mounted by Compute Engine virtual machines and Google Kubernetes Engine applications.docs.cloud.google.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Developer tooling
- Documentation links REST, gcloud lustre commands, Terraform resources and a Cluster Toolkit module.docs.cloud.google.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Dynamic tier
- The Dynamic tier adds scalable capacity, a caching layer and cache monitoring for cacheable workloads.docs.cloud.google.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Independent technology announcement
- DDN describes Managed Lustre as a zonal service with petabyte-scale capacity, sub-millisecond latency, millions of IOPS and up to 1 TB/s throughput in its 2025 announcement.ddn.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Intended workloads
- The documentation identifies HPC simulations, modeling and analysis, and machine-learning training and inference as use cases.docs.cloud.google.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- IOPS
- Published limits reach 5,800 read IOPS and 5,600 write IOPS per TiB.docs.cloud.google.com · read 15 Oct 2026
