ITR: NSF-02-168 Wisconsin Semantic Disks (WISE)

威斯康星州语义磁盘(WISE)摘要在威斯康星州语义磁盘项目(WISE磁盘)中，我们将开发构建语义智能磁盘系统所需的核心技术。从语义上讲，智能磁盘系统将在两个基本方面影响存储系统和信息技术。首先，通过在语义智能磁盘中开发存储创新，研究人员将很容易将下一代存储技术转移到工业中。其次，通过部署语义智能磁盘，行业将在其存储产品中的增强功能方面展开竞争，而不仅仅是每字节成本和性能。在此提案中，我们重点研究语义智能磁盘系统的三个核心领域。首先，我们将开发在智能磁盘中自动发现信息所需的基本软件技术。其次，我们将研究所需的硬件支持。第三，我们将通过案例研究展示在磁盘系统中放置语义智能的力量，通过提高存储的可用性、安全性和性能来超越传统方法。随着存储在日常生活中变得越来越重要，以数字照片、家庭电影和数字音乐的形式出现，提高存储的可用性、安全性和性能变得越来越重要。多年来，文件系统的研究人员创造了新技术，但其中许多想法还没有在现实世界中部署。语义智能存储技术使这些创新得以广泛部署，从而使日常存储用户能够直接受益于先前和正在进行的存储系统研究的丰富内容。

Wisconsin Semantic Disks (WISE)AbstractIn the Wisconsin Semantic disks project (WiSe Disks), we will develop the core technology required to build semantically smart disk systems. Semantically smart disk systems will impact storage systems and information technology in two fundamental ways. First, by developing their storage innovations within a semantically smart disk, researchers will readily transfer next-generation storage technology into industry. Second, by deploying semantically smart disks, industry will compete on enhanced functionality within their storage products, and not simply cost-per-byte and performance.Within this proposal, we focus on three core areas of research in semantically smart disk systems. First, we will develop the fundamental software technology required to automate information discovery within a smart disk. Second, we will study the hardware support that is required. Third, we will demonstrate via case study the power of placing semantic intelligence within a disk system, by increasing the availability, security, and performance of storage beyond traditional approaches.As storage becomes more central to the lives of everyday people, in the form of their digital photographs, home movies, and digital music, it becomes increasingly important to improve the availability, security, and performance of storage. For years, researchers in file systems have created new technologies, and yet many of these ideas have not been deployed in the real world. Semantically smart storage technology enables the widespread deployment of these innovations, thus allowing the everyday storage user to directly benefit from the wealth of previous and on-going storage systems research.