Reengineering the Los Alamos common file system

Author

Christman, R.D. ; Cook, D.P. ; Mercier, C.W.

Author_Institution

Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM, USA

fYear

1990

fDate

7-10 May 1990

Firstpage

122

Lastpage

125

Abstract

The authors reviewed the pros and cons of the common file system and numerous existing and planned systems. Their conclusion is that the common file system is a valuable resource with many strengths that should be preserved for the future. A set of recommendations for changes and additions that may allow the common file systems to continue to meet data-storage needs in both the short and long term is presented. The recommendations for 1990-2 support the transition to Unix on supercomputers and support high-performance networking. The recommendations for 1992-5 support the transition to a Unix-type file system that provides a significant level of file-allocation transparency. For 1995-2000, the recommendations are necessarily less precise but support the notion of standard security, transparent file systems, and faster networking.<>

Keywords

Unix; storage allocation; storage management; 1990-2; 1992-5; 1995-2000; Los Alamos common file system; Unix; Unix-type file system; data-storage needs; faster networking; file-allocation transparency; networking; reengineering; standard security; supercomputers; transparent file systems; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer networks; Data security; File systems; High-speed networks; Laboratories; Memory; Operating systems; Supercomputers; Workstations;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Mass Storage Systems, 1990. Crisis in Mass Storage. Digest of Papers., Tenth IEEE Symposium on

Conference_Location

Monterey, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-8186-2034-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MASS.1990.113581

Filename

113581