CAREER: A Program of Research and Education in Storage Systems Design for New Technologies

尽管存储环境越来越复杂，但构建新存储系统的工具实际上并不存在。这项CAREER拨款提案的目的是制定存储系统设计和性能分析方面的长期研究和教育计划，特别强调新兴的基于探针的存储技术。该研究计划提出的主要问题是：“我们如何设计基于探测的存储，以便为具有某些特征的工作负载提供最佳性能？”回答这个问题需要一个长期的研究计划，包括在几个领域进行推进，包括为设备创建物理模型，开发基于特定工作负载优化设计的工具和方法，以及在工作负载表征方面进行新的研究，以概括我们的结论。虽然我们最初的重点是基于探测的存储，但我们设想创建一个参数化的、即插即用的性能环境，在这个环境中可以使用许多其他模型。该提案的教育部分代表了课程开发的理念，以提高对存储系统的认识，并强调培养积极的学习技能。

Despite the growing complexity of the storage landscape, tools to architect new storage systems are practically nonexistent. The purpose of this CAREER grant proposal is to develop a long-range program of research and education in design and performance analysis of storage systems, with a specific emphasis on emerging probe-based storage technology. The main question this research proposal asks is: "How do we design probe-based storage to give optimal performance for a workload with certain characteristics?" Answering this question requires a long-range research plan with thrusts in several areas, including creating physical models for the device, developing tools and methodologies for optimizing design based on a specific workload, and novel research in workload characterization to generalize our conclusions. Although our initial focus is on probe-based storage, we envision creating a parameterized, plug-and-play performance environment in which many other models may be used.The education component of this proposal represents a philosophy of curriculum development to increase awareness of storage systems, and a general emphasis on fostering active learning skills.