Coupling prefix caching and collective downloads for remote dataset access

Xiaosong Ma*, Vincent W. Freeh, Tao Yang, Sudharshan S. Vazhkudai, Tyler A. Simon, Stephen L. Scott

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Abstract

Scientific datasets are typically archived at mass storage systems or data centers close to supercomputers/instruments. End-users of these datasets, however, usually perform parts of their workflows at their local computers. In such cases, client-side caching can offer significant gains by reducing the cost of wide-area data movement.Scientific data caches, however, traditionally cache entire data-sets, which may not be necessary. In this paper, we propose a novel combination of prefix caching and collective download. Prefix caching allows the bootstrapping of dataset downloads by caching only a prefix of the dataset, while collective download facilitates efficient parallel patching of the missing suffix from an external data source. To estimate the optimal prefix size, we further present an analytical model that considers both the initial download over-head and the downloading speed. We implemented our proposed approach in the FreeLoader distributed cache prototype. Experimental results (using multiple scientific data repositories and data transfer tools, as well as a real-world scientific dataset access trace) demonstrate that prefix caching and collective download can be implemented efficiently, our model can select an appropriate prefix size, and the cache hit rate can be improved significantly without hurting the local access rate of cached datasets.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 20th Annual International Conference on Supercomputing, ICS 2006
Pages229-238
Number of pages10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006
Externally publishedYes
Event20th Annual International Conference on Supercomputing, ICS 2006 - Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Duration: 28 Jun 20061 Jul 2006

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Conference on Supercomputing

Conference

Conference20th Annual International Conference on Supercomputing, ICS 2006
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityCairns, Queensland
Period28/06/061/07/06

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