Title :
The integration of distributed file systems and mass storage systems
Author :
Maher, Christopher ; Goldick, Jonathan S. ; Kirby, Christopher ; Zumach, Bill
Author_Institution :
Pittsburgh Supercomput. Center, PA, USA
Abstract :
The benefits of integrating distributed file systems with mass storage systems are presented. Key integration issues are discussed. Examples of efforts to integrate the Network File System (NFS) and the Andrew File System (AFS) with a number of mass storage systems are presented. Future research and development issues are discussed
Keywords :
distributed databases; storage management; very large databases; AFS; Andrew File System; NFS; Network File System; distributed file systems; mass storage systems; Acceleration; Animation; Distributed computing; File systems; Operating systems; Protocols; Research and development; Sun; Supercomputers; Workstations;
Conference_Titel :
Mass Storage Systems, 1994. 'Towards Distributed Storage and Data Management Systems.' First International Symposium. Proceedings., Thirteenth IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Annecy
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-5580-1
DOI :
10.1109/MASS.1994.373022
