Automated performance control in a virtual distributed storage system

Proceedings - IEEE/ACM International Workshop on Grid Computing

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 242-249

  Huang, H Howie ^a   Grimshaw, Andrew S ^b  

^a George Washington University

^b University of Virginia

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORE COMPONENTS; DISTRIBUTED STORAGE SYSTEMS; FEEDBACK CONTROLLERS; LARGE ORGANIZATIONS; PERFORMANCE CONTROLS; QUALITY OF SERVICE GUARANTEES; REFERENCE VALUES; SERVICE REQUESTS; SHARED STORAGES; STORAGE RESOURCES; STORAGE SERVICES;

VIRTUAL STORAGE;

GRID COMPUTING;

EID: 57849087349     PISSN: 15505510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/GRID.2008.4662805     Document Type: Conference Paper

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