Title :
Data grids, collections, and grid bricks
Author :
Rajasekar, Arcot ; Wan, Michael ; Moore, Reagan ; Kremenek, George ; Guptil, Tom
Author_Institution :
Supercomput. Center, Univ. of California, San Diego, CA, USA
Abstract :
Data grids federate storage resources. They provide a logical name space that can be used to register digital entities, a storage repository abstraction for manipulating data, and a high level abstraction for supporting user-selected interfaces. Data grids can be used to build persistent collections. Data can be stored across multiple types of storage systems with persistent copies kept in archives. Persistent identifiers can be kept in the logical name space. By integrating grid bricks (commodity based disk caches) with archival storage systems, one can assemble a data management environment that supports both interactive access (data picking) and long-term persistent storage. Examples of the creation of interactive data picking environments will be given that integrate grid brick technology with large-scale archives.
Keywords :
distributed memory systems; interactive systems; middleware; records management; wide area networks; WAN; administration domains; archival storage systems; commodity based disk caches; data grids; data management environment; data manipulation; data picking; digital entities; grid bricks; interactive access; interactive data picking environments; logical name space; long-term persistent storage; middleware; persistent collections; persistent identifiers; storage repository abstraction; storage resources; user-selected interfaces; wide area networks; Assembly systems; Cache storage; Environmental management; Information management; Large scale integration; Middleware; Software systems; Space technology; Supercomputers; Wide area networks;
Conference_Titel :
Mass Storage Systems and Technologies, 2003. (MSST 2003). Proceedings. 20th IEEE/11th NASA Goddard Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1914-8
DOI :
10.1109/MASS.2003.1194830
