DocumentCode
3431089
Title
Flexible network attached storage using remote DMA
Author
Hansen, Jørgen S.
Author_Institution
SIRAC Project, Inst. Nat. de Recherche en Inf. et Autom., Rhone-Alpes, France
fYear
2001
fDate
2001
Firstpage
51
Lastpage
55
Abstract
We propose to make nodes in a cluster double as compute nodes and network attached storage (NAS) nodes. This allows for a flexible and customizable storage system as the NAS control software is handled by regular workstations. The nodes can still be efficient compute nodes if networks with remote DMA capabilities are used, as such networks remove the processor from the data forwarding loop. We demonstrate this through measurements of a prototype implementation
Keywords
file organisation; compute nodes; control software; flexible network attached storage; prototype implementation; remote DMA; Bandwidth; Computer networks; Control systems; File servers; File systems; Large-scale systems; Prototypes; Software prototyping; Space technology; Workstations;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Hot Interconnects 9, 2001.
Conference_Location
Stanford, CA
Print_ISBN
0-7695-1357-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/HIS.2001.946693
Filename
946693
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