Title :
Flexible network attached storage using remote DMA
Author :
Hansen, Jørgen S.
Author_Institution :
SIRAC Project, Inst. Nat. de Recherche en Inf. et Autom., Rhone-Alpes, France
Abstract :
We propose to make nodes in a cluster double as compute nodes and network attached storage (NAS) nodes. This allows for a flexible and customizable storage system as the NAS control software is handled by regular workstations. The nodes can still be efficient compute nodes if networks with remote DMA capabilities are used, as such networks remove the processor from the data forwarding loop. We demonstrate this through measurements of a prototype implementation
Keywords :
file organisation; compute nodes; control software; flexible network attached storage; prototype implementation; remote DMA; Bandwidth; Computer networks; Control systems; File servers; File systems; Large-scale systems; Prototypes; Software prototyping; Space technology; Workstations;
Conference_Titel :
Hot Interconnects 9, 2001.
Conference_Location :
Stanford, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1357-3
DOI :
10.1109/HIS.2001.946693
