Trading capacity for performance in a disk array

Xiang Yu, Benjamin Gum, Yuqun Chen, Randolph Y. Wang, Kai Li, Arvind Krishnamurthy, Thomas E. Anderson

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Abstract

A variety of performance-enhancing techniques, such as striping, mirroring, and rotational data replication, exist in the disk array literature. Given a fixed budget of disks, one must intelligently choose what combination of these techniques to employ. In this paper, we present a way of designing disk arrays that can flexibly and systematically reduce seek and rotational delay in a balanced manner. We give analytical models that can guide an array designer towards optimal configurations by considering both disk and workload characteristics. We have implemented a prototype disk array that incorporates the configuration models. In the process, we have also developed a robust disk head position prediction mechanism without any hardware support. The resulting prototype demonstrates the effectiveness of the configuration models.

Original languageEnglish (US)
StatePublished - Oct 22 2000
Externally publishedYes
Event4th Conference on Symposium on Operating System Design and Implementation, OSDI 2000 - San Diego, United States
Duration: Oct 22 2000Oct 25 2000

Other

Other4th Conference on Symposium on Operating System Design and Implementation, OSDI 2000
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego
Period10/22/0010/25/00

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Computer Science

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