Title :
The parallel I/O architecture of the high-performance storage system (HPSS)
Author :
Watson, Richard W. ; Coyne, Robert A.
Author_Institution :
Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., CA, USA
Abstract :
Datasets up to terabyte size and petabyte total capacities have created a serious imbalance between I/O and storage-system performance and system functionality. One promising approach is the use of parallel data-transfer techniques for client access to storage, peripheral-to-peripheral transfers, and remote file transfers. This paper describes the parallel I/O architecture and mechanisms, parallel transport protocol (PTP), parallel FTP, and parallel client application programming interface (API) used by the high-performance storage system (HPSS). Parallel storage integration issues with a local parallel file system are also discussed
Keywords :
application program interfaces; digital storage; file organisation; transport protocols; high-performance storage system; local parallel file system; parallel I/O architecture; parallel client application programming interface; parallel transport protocol; peripheral-to-peripheral transfers; petabyte total capacities; remote file transfers; storage-system performance; system functionality; terabyte size; Access protocols; Asynchronous transfer mode; Computer architecture; Educational institutions; Government; Laboratories; Large-scale systems; Network servers; System performance; US Department of Energy;
Conference_Titel :
Mass Storage Systems, 1995. 'Storage - At the Forefront of Information Infrastructures', Proceedings of the Fourteenth IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7064-9
DOI :
10.1109/MASS.1995.528214
