Enhancing disk-directed I/O for fine-grained redistribution of file data

Parallel Computing

Volumn 23, Issue 4-5, 1997, Pages 477-499

  Moore, Jason A ^b   Quinn, Michael J ^a  

^a Oregon State University   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Array redistribution; Disk directed I O; Parallel file systems

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; DATA TRANSFER; FILE ORGANIZATION; INPUT OUTPUT PROGRAMS; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS;

DISK DIRECTED INPUT/OUTPUT; PARALLEL FILE SYSTEMS;

DISTRIBUTED DATABASE SYSTEMS;

EID: 0031165063     PISSN: 01678191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8191(97)00010-0     Document Type: Article

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