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The Grid Block Device: Performance in LAN and WAN Environments

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Advances in Grid Computing - EGC 2005 (EGC 2005)

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We present initial results from the implementation of the Grid Block Device, a distributed, replicated block device for the Grid based on the the replication algorithm of Y. Amir[1]. It supports application-specific replication strategies and consistency models. Although the presented WAN results are dissapointing because of issues with the underlying group communication library, we believe the LAN results show that the Grid Block Device could become a viable solution for truly distributed storage.

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  1. IMADA, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230, Odense M, Denmark

    Bardur Arantsson & Brian Vinter

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  1. Faculty of Sciences, Section of Computational Science, University of Amsterdam, Kruislaan 403, 1098, Amsterdam, SJ, The Netherlands

    Peter M. A. Sloot

  2. Section Computational Science, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Alfons G. Hoekstra

  3. INRIA Rennes - Bretagne Atlantique, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042, Rennes Cedex, France

    Thierry Priol

  4. Zuse Institute Berlin,  

    Alexander Reinefeld

  5. Institute of Computer Science, AGH, Poland

    Marian Bubak

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Arantsson, B., Vinter, B. (2005). The Grid Block Device: Performance in LAN and WAN Environments. In: Sloot, P.M.A., Hoekstra, A.G., Priol, T., Reinefeld, A., Bubak, M. (eds) Advances in Grid Computing - EGC 2005. EGC 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3470. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11508380_71

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