BSDCON
2003
14 years 28 days ago
2003
In this paper we discuss the design and implementation of Fellowship, a 300+ CPU, general use computing cluster based on FreeBSD. We address the design features including configu...
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2004
14 years 29 days ago
2004
FAST
2004
14 years 29 days ago
2004
IP-networked storage protocols such as NFS and iSCSI have become increasingly common in today's LAN environments. In this paper, we experimentally compare NFS and iSCSI perfo...
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2004
14 years 29 days ago
2004
File versioning is a useful technique for recording a history of changes. Applications of versioning include backups and disaster recovery, as well as monitoring intruders' a...
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2004
14 years 29 days ago
2004
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2004
14 years 29 days ago
2004
This paper explores the concept of early discard for interactive search of unindexed data. Processing data inside storage devices using downloaded searchlet code enables Diamond t...
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2004
14 years 29 days ago
2004
We describe a technique called lookaside caching that combines the strengths of distributed file systems and portable storage devices, while negating their weaknesses. In spite of...
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2004
14 years 29 days ago
2004
CLOCK is a classical cache replacement policy dating back to 1968 that was proposed as a low-complexity approximation to LRU. On every cache hit, the policy LRU needs to move the a...
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2004
14 years 29 days ago
2004
File system traces have been used for years to analyze user behavior and system software behavior, leading to advances in file system and storage technologies. Existing traces, ho...
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2004
14 years 29 days ago
2004
MEMS-based storage devices (MEMStores) are significantly different from both disk drives and semiconductor memories. The differences motivate the queswhether they need new abstrac...