Design of a general hierarchical storage system
Stuart Madnick · DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) · 2011
By extending the concepts used in contemporary two-level hierarchical storage systems, such as cache or paging systems, it is possible to develop an orderly strategy for the design of large-scale automated hierarchical storage systems.In this paper systems encompassing up to six levels of storage technology are studied.Specific techniques, such as page splitting, shadow storage, direct transfer, read through, store behind, and distributed control, are discussed and are shown to provide considerable advantages for increased systems performance and reliability.