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=Overview= | |||
SWAP provides a simple mechanism to distribute data across multiple partitions or servers while providing simple mechanism to retrieve all data. | |||
Below is a set of key design goals for SWAP: | |||
1. Data must be easily accessible in the absence of ANY software beyond basic directory access. | |||
2. No centralized metadata server. | |||
3. Provide distributed http access to data. | |||
=Technical Documentation= | =Technical Documentation= | ||
Revision as of 19:48, 15 January 2010
Simple Web-Accessible Storage
Overview
SWAP provides a simple mechanism to distribute data across multiple partitions or servers while providing simple mechanism to retrieve all data.
Below is a set of key design goals for SWAP:
1. Data must be easily accessible in the absence of ANY software beyond basic directory access. 2. No centralized metadata server. 3. Provide distributed http access to data.
