Dynamic hierarchical caching in large-scale distributed file systems
Matt Blaze, Rafael del Hoyo Alonso · 2003
A simple method for constructing dynamic heirarchies on a file-by-file basis is described. The results of a trace-driven simulation of a dynamic hierarchical file system are presented. A reduction in server traffic of a factor of more than two for shared files compared with a flat scheme is obtained, without a large increase in client access time. Low-overhead techniques for maintaining cache consistency by detecting missed cache invalidation are discussed.>