Title :
Scaling NFSv4 with parallel file systems
Author :
Hildebrand, Dean ; Honeyman, Peter
Author_Institution :
Center for Inf. Technol. Integration, Michigan Univ., MI, USA
Abstract :
Large grid installations require global access to massive data stores. Parallel file systems give high throughput within a LAN, but cross-site data transfers lack seamless integration, security, and performance. The GridNFS project, aims to provide scalable, transparent, and secure data management as well as a scalable and agile name space. A key challenge in exporting a parallel file system with NFSv4 is to provide high performance without sacrificing consistency. This paper introduces extensions to the NFSv4 protocol to support parallel access. We implemented a prototype of our design and present experiments demonstrating its scalable architecture.
Keywords :
file organisation; grid computing; network operating systems; protocols; GridNFS project; LAN; NFSv4 protocol; data management; grid installations; parallel file systems; Access protocols; Bandwidth; Data security; File servers; File systems; Identity management systems; Information technology; Project management; Resource management; Space technology;
Conference_Titel :
Cluster Computing and the Grid, 2005. CCGrid 2005. IEEE International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9074-1
DOI :
10.1109/CCGRID.2005.1558675