In 1999 Ligon proposed the development of a new version of PVFS initially dubbed PVFS2000 and later PVFS2. The design was initially developed by Ligon,  Ross, and Phil Carns.
In 1999 Ligon suggested building a fresh version of PVFS, initially known as PVFS2000 and later PVFS2. The initial design work was done by Ligon, Ross, and Phil Carns.