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Explore advancements in Internet2 Distributed Storage Infrastructure, such as replication mechanisms, proximity resolution, and modelings. Learn about server deployment, infrastructure expansion, and application workshops for better data storage and access solutions.
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Internet2 Distributed Storage Infrastructure Update Micah Beck andTerry Moore Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville Bert Dempsey Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Coalition for Networked Information 26 & 27 April 1999, Washington, DC http://dsi.internet2.edu
UT Knoxville / ICL Micah Beck Terry Moore Martin Swany Judi Talley UNC Chapel Hill /SILS Bert Dempsey Paul Jones (MetaLab) Debra Weiss Zhiwei Xiao GigaPOP and Campus Site Managers UCAID/Internet2 Network Storage Working Group Ted HanssApplications Director Ann O’BeayCorp. Relations Director NC Networking Initiative Digital Library Federation I2-DSI Participants
I2-DSI Model: Replicated Services • Clients access nearby server • Everyone gets performance • Local resources implement a global service
replicated core delegated server local users I2-DSI Service Architecture • Replication • Rsynch, Omnicast, AFS/DFSNovell Replication • Resolution • Sonar DNS, Distributed Director • Delegation • Cache prefetch general users
Infrastructure Expansion • StorageTek • 3-4 PC/Linux Servers • 700GB disk, tape backup (hot!) • Novell • 6 PC/NetWare Servers • 100GB disk • Smaller institutions or departments
InfrastructureDevelopment Efforts • Proximity Resolution • Martin Swany: SonarDNS • Geoff Carpenter, German Goldszmidt: Narwhal (IBM) • Replication Mechanisms and Modeling • Bert Dempsey & students: • Debra Weiss: Batch rsync + multicast • Zhiwei Xiao: Network metrics and modeling • Channel Representation and Server • Leif Abrahamsson, Christophe Achouiantz, Patrik Johansson (Ellemtel)
10 applications Indiana: Digital music and media library UNC-CH: Instructional Management System San Jose State: Art history images Vanderbilt: zoomable medical images Viagenie: Network docs database Columbia: Earth sciences environment UNC-CH: Virtual Laboratories Ohio Supercomputer Center: High Volume Datasets CalTech: Globally Interconnected Databases Univ. of Kent: National Software Archive Red Hat: pan-Linux source distribution I2-DSI Applications WorkshopChapel Hill, NCMarch 4 &5, 1999
I2-DSI Applications WorkshopChapel Hill, NCMarch 4 &5, 1999 • 4 technologies • Minnesota: Scalable Video • IBM Research: Multicast, Filter and Store • Moscow Ctr. for New Info. Tech. in Med. Ed.: Semantic Text Analysis • IBM Research: Service Resolution Proxy • http://dsi.internet2.edu/apps99.html • Special issue of the Journal of Network and Computer Applications (Academic Press)
Application Management Partner MetaLab.unc.edu • The site formerly known as SunSITE.unc.edu • Fearless Leader Paul Jones • “A cool, tall glass of sweet tea on a hot day.” • 2 M HTTP & 1/3 M FTP file transfers daily • Collections policy • teaching, research, or public service • use technology in innovative and unique ways • non-commercial or not-for-profit
The Need for Channel Representation Standards locally interpreted files replicated files Origin Server Replicated Server Replicated Server proxy Web clients Standard-based Web traffic Replication of source files
Conclusions • A server platform is in place • Infrastructure development • Service abstractions (search, computation) • Publication and replication protocols • Portable representation and API • Heterogeneous servers • Six months to show results from initial application development efforts