The XtreemFS architecture-a case for object-based file systems in Grids

In today's Grids, files are usually managed by Grid data management systems that are superimposed on existing file and storage systems. In this paper, we analyze this predominant approach and argue that object‐based file systems can be an alternative when adapted to the characteristics of a Gri...

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Published in:	Concurrency and computation Vol. 20; no. 17; pp. 2049 - 2060
Main Authors:	Hupfeld, Felix, Cortes, Toni, Kolbeck, Björn, Stender, Jan, Focht, Erich, Hess, Matthias, Malo, Jesus, Marti, Jonathan, Cesario, Eugenio
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 10.12.2008
Subjects:	distributed file system architecture grid data management object-based file system
ISSN:	1532-0626, 1532-0634
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Summary:	In today's Grids, files are usually managed by Grid data management systems that are superimposed on existing file and storage systems. In this paper, we analyze this predominant approach and argue that object‐based file systems can be an alternative when adapted to the characteristics of a Grid environment. We describe how we are solving the challenge of extending the object‐based storage architecture for the Grid in XtreemFS, an object‐based file system for federated infrastructures. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Bibliography:	ArticleID:CPE1304 EU IST XtreemOS project - No. FP6-033576 Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology - No. TIN2004-07739-C02-01 ark:/67375/WNG-927K2VJ8-J istex:25830DD862FD423285E47D53E24B9074F0646393
ISSN:	1532-0626 1532-0634
DOI:	10.1002/cpe.1304