ExperimentalStorage < ORUA

---+!! Prototyping Innovative Data Storage

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---++ Storage Area Networks
   * [[ORUA.DESStorageImplement][Department of Engineering Science Project]]<br /> This project was an outcome of a [[ORUA.StorageDesign][storage systems design]] project. Once the design phase was completed, this project attempted to implement the storage area network. 

---++ Distributed Data Storage

#InitialExperiments
---+++ Distributed File Systems

---++++ Ceph

[[https://ceph.newdream.net][ *Ceph* ]] is a distributed file system designed for reliability, scalability, and performance. The storage system consists of some (potentially large) number of storage servers (bricks), a smaller set of metadata server daemons, and a few monitor daemons for managing cluster membership and state.

   * [[SystemInstallation][System Installation]] 
   * [[CephConfig][Ceph Installation and Configuration]] 
   * [[CephTest][Ceph Benchmark]] 
   * [[CephResearch][Ceph Research]] 
   * [[CephTool][Ceph Tool]]

Experiments

   * [[ORUA.OldCephConfig][Initial System Configuration]] 
   * [[ORUA.NewCephConfig][New System Configuration - SS vs LP]] 
   * [[CephExperiments][Experiment with Ceph Performance]] 

Augmentations

   * [[CephTiering][Adding Tiering to Ceph]]

---++++ !XtreemFS

*[[https://xtreemfs.org][XtreemFS]]* is a distributed and replicated file system for the Internet. Distributed: Clients and servers can be distributed world-wide. !XtreemFS allows you to mount and access your files via the internet from anywhere.

   * [[xtreemconfig][XtreemFS Configuration]] 
   * [[xtreemtest][XtreemFS Benchmark]] 

With both Ceph and !XtreemFS you can easily replicate your files across multiple devices this reducing network consumption and latency and increasing data availability.

---+++ Heterogenous Test System

   * [[ORUA.HeterogenousStorageBuild][Building a Heterogenous Test System for Distributed Storage]]<br /> This work utilises the [[#InitialExperiments][initial experimentation with distributed file systems]] to build a distributed file system on a storage network with heterogenous nodes. 
   * [[ORUA.HeterogenousStorageView][Visualising a Heterogenous Test System for Distributed Storage]]<br /> This work utilises <a target="_blank" href="https://research.wand.net.nz/software/visualisation.php">BSOD</a> from <a target="_blank" href="https://research.wand.net.nz/">WAND</a> to visualise a distributed file system in operation.
   * [[ORUA.OpenStackVsCephStorage][Comparing Storage in OpenStack with Ceph]]
   * [[ORUA.CephVM][Setting up VMs with Ceph]]
   * [[ORUA.OpenStackVM][Setting up VMs with OpenStack]]
   * [[ORUA.VMwareStorage][Setting up distributed storage with VMware]]

---+++ Test Installation
   * [[TestInstallation][Building a Test Installation with ITS]]<br /> This project describes a test installation performed at the ITS data center (at The University of Auckland).
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Topic revision: r30 - 2013-08-07 - MichaelOSullivan