Xyratex-
Data management
is a hugely important aspect of storage, and yet interoperable standard
approaches to perform it have been slow in coming. A few frameworks
have become widely used, with DPMI for backup probably leading the pack.
Emerging initiatives such as IRODS hold promise to bring order to rule
oriented data management and middleware. Others such as DMAPI for HSM
have seen success but limited adoption, with a few vendors supplying
applications and strict interoperability requirements. This post is
about an initiative of Xyratex which addresses the performance and
scalability requirements of data management at peta-scale and beyond. ... 続きを読む
http://blog.xyratex.com/2012/02/01/fdmi%E2%84%A2-file-data-management-interface/