Research on MetaData Server of High Reliability
Fang Wang · Jisuanji gongcheng · 2008
The most immediate effect of object-based storage is the offloading of space management from storage applications.MetaData Server(MDS) is responsible for the logical view management and provides unique naming space.To play an important role of navigation for MDS,this paper proposes a method of master/slave/standby chain backup.It can provide a continuous serving and ensure high reliability of MDS without adding any hardware device.