THE HIGH PERFORMANCE STORAGE SYSTEM (HPSS)
K.L. Kliewer · 1996
Ever more powerful computers and rapidly enlarging data sets require unprecedented levels of data storage and access capabilities. To help meet these requirements, the scalable, network-centered, parallel storage system HPSS was designed and is now being developed. The parallel 1/0 architecture, mechanisms, strategies and capabilities are described. The current development status and the broad applicability are illustrated through a discussion of the sites at which HPSS is now being implemented, representing a spectrum of computing environments. Planned capabilities and time scales will be provided. Some of the remarkable developments in storage media data density looming on the horizon will also be noted.