Title :
Performance of the IBM general parallel file system
Author :
Jones, Terry ; Koniges, Alice ; Yates, R. Kim
Author_Institution :
Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., CA, USA
Abstract :
We measure the performance and scalability of IBM´s General Parallel File System (GPFS) under a variety of conditions. The measurements are based on benchmark programs that allow us to vary block sizes, access patterns, etc., and to measure aggregate throughput rates. We use the data to give performance recommendations for application development and as a guide to the improvement of parallel file systems
Keywords :
file organisation; parallel architectures; performance evaluation; GPFS; General Parallel File System; aggregate throughput rates; application development; benchmark programs; parallel file systems; performance; scalability; Aggregates; Application software; File systems; Laboratories; Large-scale systems; Parallel processing; Scalability; Size measurement; Throughput; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium, 2000. IPDPS 2000. Proceedings. 14th International
Conference_Location :
Cancun
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0574-0
DOI :
10.1109/IPDPS.2000.846052
