The Reliability Design and Availability Analysis of a Distributed Storage System

Current distributed parallel file systems and database systems can not satisfy the demands of data-intensive applications, such as storage capacity, access performance, reliability, scalability, and so on. Cluster-based storage sys tems have some shortcomings, too. To solve this kind of problems, a novel PC storage cluster solution is proposed, a distributed storage system based on 3-tiered agent architecture is designed, the system reliability model based on the masterslave backup mode is built, and the system availability is analyzed with the Markov model. According to the system availability formula and the values of the system parameters, the novel system can provide higher reliability and availability to satisfy users＇ requirements,

The reliability design and availability analysis of a distributed storage system

Current distributed parallel file systems and database systems can not satisfy the demands of data-intensive applications, such as storage capacity, access performance, reliability, scalability, and so on. Cluster-based storage systems have some shortcomings, too. To solve this kind of problems, a novel PC storage cluster solution is proposed, a distributed storage system based on 3-tiered agent architecture is designed, the system reliability model based on the master-slave backup mode is built, and the system availability is analyzed with the Markov model. According to the system availability formula and the values of the system parameters, the novel system can provide higher reliability and availability to satisfy users' requirements. Foundation item: Supported by the Industrialization Foundation of Hebel Province (020501) and the Natural, Science Foundation of Hebei University (2005Q04). Biography: YANG Xiaohui (1975-), male, Lecturer research direction: distributed system and information security.