File concepts for parallel I/O

File concepts for parallel I/O (1989)

by Thomas W. Crockett

Venue:	In Proceedings of Supercomputing ’89
Citations:	38 - 0 self

Datum	Value	Source
TITLE	File concepts for parallel I/O	INFERENCE
AUTHOR NAME	Thomas W. Crockett	SVM HeaderParse 0.2
AUTHOR AFFIL	Institute for Computer Applications in Science and Engineering	SVM HeaderParse 0.2
ABSTRACT	The subject of I/O has often been neglected in the design of parallel computer systems, although for many problems I/O rates will limit the speedup attainable. The I/O problem is addressed here by considering the role of files in parallel systems. The notion of parallel files is introduced. Parallel files provide for concurrent access by multiple processes, and utilize parallelism in the I/O system to improve performance. Parallel files can also be used conventionally by sequential programs. A set of standard parallel file organizations is proposed, based on common data partitioning techniques. Implementation strategies for the proposed organizations are suggested, using multiple storage devices. Problem areas are also identified and discussed. KEYWORDS: parallel I/O, parallel fiIes, disk striping	SVM HeaderParse 0.2
YEAR	1989	INFERENCE
VENUE	In Proceedings of Supercomputing ’89	INFERENCE
VENUE TYPE	CONFERENCE	INFERENCE
PAGES	574--579	INFERENCE
CITATIONS	7 found	ParsCit 1.0