Title :
E-systems Modular Automated Storage System (EMASS) software functionality
Author_Institution :
E-Syst. Inc., Dallas, TX, USA
Abstract :
The software functionality of the E-Systems Modular Automated Storage System (EMASS) is described. EMASS is a complete data storage and retrieval system that operates as a large data storage node on a network, servicing client requests over a number of different interfaces. The EMASS server, a CONVEX supercomputer, stores files in an extended UNIX File System. These extensions provide for transparent migration of files onto magnetic tape. EMASS mass storage control software is written in the C programming language and utilizes the INGRES RDBMS to track the files and tapes managed by EMASS.<>
Keywords :
file servers; storage management; CONVEX supercomputer; E-Systems Modular Automated Storage System; EMASS; INGRES RDBMS; UNIX File System; client server model; file migration; large data storage node; mass storage control software; relationship database; retrieval system; Computer languages; File servers; File systems; Information retrieval; Memory; Network servers; Software systems; Storage automation; Supercomputers; Weight control;
Conference_Titel :
Mass Storage Systems, 1991. Digest of Papers., Eleventh IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2155-9
DOI :
10.1109/MASS.1991.160214
