Distributed storage management in high energy physics

Author

Shiers, J.D.

Author_Institution

CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

fYear

1991

fDate

7-10 Oct. 1991

Firstpage

109

Lastpage

112

Abstract

To cope with the large quantities of data produced in high energy physics, CERN has developed a system for the management of, and access to, data in a fully distributed environment. The principal user interface is via a package known as FATMEN (file and tape management: experimental needs), which provides a worldwide distributed file catalog and offers system- and medium-independent access to data. The software runs on a large variety of platforms, including VM/CMS, MVS, VAX/VMS, and UNIX systems. TCP/IP, DECnet, and Bitnet networks are currently supported for the transfer of catalog updates. Particular attention is given to the FATMEN catalogs, the FATMEN naming scheme, access to data, migration, and security and reliability.<>

Keywords

distributed processing; file organisation; physics computing; CERN; FATMEN; distributed file catalog; distributed storage management; file and tape management: experimental needs; high energy physics; migration; naming scheme; reliability; security; user interface; Collision mitigation; Data security; Energy management; Energy storage; Environmental management; Packaging; TCPIP; User interfaces; Virtual manufacturing; Voice mail;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Mass Storage Systems, 1991. Digest of Papers., Eleventh IEEE Symposium on

Conference_Location

Monterey, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-8186-2155-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MASS.1991.160220

Filename

160220