Advanced Topics in HDF5

The following topics are broadly applicable in HDF5 applications.
Chunking in HDF5		Provides background and guidance to assist in structuring and tuning the use of chunking.
Using Identifiers		Describes how HDF5 identifiers behave and how they should be treated.
HDF5 Metadata		Provides a comprehensive overview of the types of metadata used in HDF5.
HDF5 Data Flow    Pipeline for H5Dread		Describes data flow when reading raw data from an HDF5 dataset. (PDF only)
The following topics are of interest in certain limited situations, such as when space utilization or performance must be carefully tuned.
Metadata Caching     in HDF5		Provides detailed information for managing and tuning HDF5 metadata caching.