Title :
Using NUMA interconnects for highly available filers
Author :
Kleiman, Steven R. ; Schoenthal, Scott ; Row, A. ; Rodrigues, Steven H. ; Benjamin, Arputham
Author_Institution :
Network Appliance Inc., Santa Clara, CA, USA
Abstract :
The paper discusses the clustered failover configuration which connects two independent file-server appliances via a nonuniform-memory-access network. Combining NUMA interconnects and a proprietary, log-structured file system results in file service that survives hardware faults with minimal disruption to clients
Keywords :
fault tolerant computing; file servers; random-access storage; NUMA interconnects; NVRAM; clustered failover configuration; file server; file service; hardware faults; log-structured file system; nonuniform memory access network; nonvolatile memory; Availability; Costs; Delay; File servers; File systems; Hardware; Home appliances; Nonvolatile memory; Random access memory; Software measurement;
Journal_Title :
Micro, IEEE
