I often see something like this v3io:// or /v3io/blah/blah, what are the difference

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I often see something like this v3io:// or `/v3io/some-directory, what are the differences?

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Nick Schenone On

The file at v3io://bigdata/my_file and /v3io/bigdata/my_file is exactly the same, but is accessed differently.

A path with v3io:// is accessed via the Iguazio V3IO protocol. This is generally more performant, but is not compatible with all libraries

A path with /v3io is accessed via a mounted filesystem. This is not as performant as the V3IO protocol, but is compatible with more libraries

I recommend using v3io:// where possible and falling back on /v3io when it is not