scholarly journals Scalable and Consistency Object Replication Method for the Distributed Cooperative Storage System

2010 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 246-256
Author(s):  
Hirokazu YOSHINAGA ◽  
Takeshi TSUCHIYA ◽  
Keiichi KOYANAGI
Keyword(s):  
Storage System ◽  
Replication Method ◽  
Object Replication

Replication Placement on Disks

2011 ◽  
pp. 114-128
Author(s):  
Phillip K.C. Tse
Keyword(s):  
Storage System ◽  
Data Replication ◽  
Storage Space ◽  
Multiple Streams ◽  
Storage Devices ◽  
Replication Method ◽  
Network Load ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Replication Strategy ◽  
Initial Buffer

When extra storage space is available on the striping disks being described in the last chapter, the storage system may keep extra copies of the stored objects to enhance the performance of the storage system. If any one of the copy or the original copy is corrupted, the corrupted copy can possibly be recovered by comparison with its replicas. The replication strategy thus increases reliability of the storage system by applying redundancy on the stored objects. Extra copies of objects may be created and stored on the storage system to increase the storage system performance. The presence of replicas on light loading disks may be able to reduce the period of time that an object is inaccessible. Thus, the replication strategy increases the availability of the stored objects. The replication strategy can have several advantages. First, the replica on idle disks can increase the availability of data on corrupted and busy disks. Second, the replica on local server can reduce the network load to access objects from remote servers. Third, the replica on local server can also reduce the need to wait for the filling of initial buffer prior to consumption. Fourth, replica can avoid disk multitasking by avoiding the need to serve multiple streams from the same disk head. We will describe the streaming redundant array of inexpensive disks (RAID) method that increases availability and fault tolerance in the next section. After that, we present the Lancaster storage server to reduce network load. Then, we show two data replication methods to reduce start-up latency. Afterwards, we explain how the data replication method can avoid disk multitasking. Before we conclude this chapter, we describe the replication method that balances the space and workload of storage devices.

Replication of Wet Objects and Cells

1974 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 102-103
Author(s):  
S. Basu ◽  
D. F. Parsons
Keyword(s):  
Water Vapor Pressure ◽  
High Vacuum ◽  
Polystyrene Latex ◽  
Vacuum System ◽  
Saturated Water Vapor ◽  
Replication Method ◽  
New Methods ◽  
Saturated Water ◽  
Water Vapors ◽  
Intermediate Chamber

We are approaching the invasiveness of cancer cells from the studies of their wet surface morphology which should distinguish them from their normal counterparts. In this report attempts have been made to provide physical basis and background work to a wet replication method with a differentially pumped hydration chamber (Fig. 1) (1,2), to apply this knowledge for obtaining replica of some specimens of known features (e.g. polystyrene latex) and finally to realize more specific problems and to improvize new methods and instrumentation for their rectification. In principle, the evaporant molecules penetrate through a pair of apertures (250, 350μ), through water vapors and is, then, deposited on the specimen. An intermediate chamber between the apertures is pumped independently of the high vacuum system. The size of the apertures is sufficiently small so that full saturated water vapor pressure is maintained near the specimen.

A Color Coded STEM/SEM Image Storage System

1981 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
pp. 272-273
Author(s):  
Y. Kokubo ◽  
W. H. Hardy ◽  
J. Dance ◽  
K. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Image Processing ◽  
Electron Beam ◽  
Storage System ◽  
Particle Analysis ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Sem Image ◽  
Backscattered Electrons ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Scanning Electron

A color coded digital image processing is accomplished by using JEM100CX TEM SCAN and ORTEC’s LSI-11 computer based multi-channel analyzer (EEDS-II-System III) for image analysis and display. Color coding of the recorded image enables enhanced visualization of the image using mathematical techniques such as compression, gray scale expansion, gamma-processing, filtering, etc., without subjecting the sample to further electron beam irradiation once images have been stored in the memory.The powerful combination between a scanning electron microscope and computer is starting to be widely used 1) - 4) for the purpose of image processing and particle analysis. Especially, in scanning electron microscopy it is possible to get all information resulting from the interactions between the electron beam and specimen materials, by using different detectors for signals such as secondary electron, backscattered electrons, elastic scattered electrons, inelastic scattered electrons, un-scattered electrons, X-rays, etc., each of which contains specific information arising from their physical origin, study of a wide range of effects becomes possible.

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