Profiles in mass storage: a tale of two systems

Author

Collins, Bill ; Devaney, Marjorie ; Kitts, David

Author_Institution

Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM, USA

fYear

1988

fDate

Oct. 31 1988-Nov. 3 1988

Firstpage

61

Lastpage

67

Abstract

The Los Alamos Common File System (CFS) and the NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research) mass storage systems (MSSs) are file-storage and file-management systems that serve heterogeneous computing networks of supercomputers, general-purpose computers, scientific workstations, and personal computers. Philosophical, implementation and performance aspects of the two MSSs storage are detailed. Areas covered include the computing environment, the user interface, storage strategies, and file-movement strategies.<>

Keywords

storage management; Los Alamos Common File System; NCAR; computing networks; file-management systems; file-movement strategies; file-storage; general-purpose computers; mass storage; mass storage systems; performance aspects; personal computers; scientific workstations; storage strategies; supercomputers; user interface; Computer networks; File servers; Graphics; Job production systems; Memory; Microcomputers; Network servers; Operating systems; Supercomputers; Workstations;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Mass Storage Systems, 1988. Storage Systems: Perspectives. Digest of Papers., Ninth IEEE Symposium on

Conference_Location

Monterey, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-8186-8880-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MASS.1988.72786

Filename

72786