A Solution to the Metadata Management of Cluster File Systems
Wei Tang · Computer Engineering and Science · 2006
This paper studies the characteristics on the cluster file systems, and proposes a solution to the management of distributed metadata. The solution has achieved the goals of high availability and dynamic scalability by means of the Self-Detect-Self-Adopt and Neighboring Node Backup. And it had been implemented and tested on the HANDY (High Availability aNd Dynamic scalabilitY) file system, which is designed and developed by ourselves. The test results are satisfactory and reach the design goal of the HANDY cluster file system.