Shortcut method for reliability comparisons in RAID

Journal of Systems and Software

Volumn 79, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1599-1605

  Thomasian, Alexander ^a  

^a University Heights   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymptotic expansions; Hierarchical RAID; Mirrored disks; Multilevel RAID arrays; RAID repair; Rebuild time; Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks RAID; Reliability modeling

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; DATA REDUCTION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; RELIABILITY;

ASYMPTOTIC EXPANSIONS; HIERARCHICAL RAID; MIRRORED DISKS; MULTILEVEL RAID ARRAYS; RAID REPAIRS; REBUILD TIME; REDUNDANT ARRAYS OF INDEPENDENT DISKS (RAID); RELIABILITY MODELING;

DISKS (MACHINE COMPONENTS);

EID: 33748134716     PISSN: 01641212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2006.02.035     Document Type: Article

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