18-746/15-746 Schedule (Spring 2008)

Last modified: Sun Jan 6 12:43:21 EST 2008

DO NOT LOOK AT THIS YET -- IT IS A WORK IN PROGRESS THAT IS HIGHLY LIKELY TO BE INACCURATE, INCLUDING DATES ON ASSIGNMENTS, EXAMS AND GUEST LECTURES

(Note: This schedule is subject to change, especially in terms of the lecture contents and lecture order.)

Week of Monday Wednesday

1/14
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1/18 L1: Introduction and overview of storage systems
HW 0 out (pdf) (ps)
L2: Metrics of I/O system quality
HW 1 out (pdf) (ps)
Lab 1 out (pdf) (ps)
disksim emulator (DO NOT USE DISKSIM)

1/21
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1/25 No class (MLK Day) L3: Disk drive operation
HW 0 DUE : solns (pdf) (ps)

1/28
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2/1 L3 cont: Disk drive operation L4: Disk drive firmware

2/4
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2/8 L5: Disk request optimization L6: File system organization
HW 1 DUE: solns (pdf) (ps)

2/11
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2/15 Guest speaker: David Anderson
Director, Strategic Planning, Seagate
Topic: Storage Devices L7: On-disk data layout
HW 2 out (pdf) (ps)

2/18
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2/22 L8: Caching and FS integrity
LAB 1 DUE
Lab 2 out (pdf) (ps) - gzipped files - fsck paper
L9: Database storage management

2/25
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2/29 L10: Storage protocols, controllers, and device drivers EXAM 1: solns
(Fall'06 exam, Fall'06 solns)
(Fall'05 exam, Fall'05 solns)
(Spring'04 exam, Spring'04 solns)
(Spring'03 exam, Spring'03 solns)

3/3
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3/7 L11: Storage networking
HW 2 DUE : solns
Guest speaker: Bruce Worthington
Principal Software Development Lead, Microsoft
Topic: Server Performance
LAB 2 DUE FRIDAY THE 7TH

3/10
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3/14 No class (Spring Break) No class (Spring Break)

3/17
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3/21 L12: Disk array organization L13: Disk array systems
HW 3 out (pdf) (ps)

3/24
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3/28 L14: Distributed file systems L15: NAS interfaces

3/31
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4/4 Guest speaker: Marc Unangst
Architect, Panasas
Topic: Parallel File Systems Project 3 Discussion
Lab 3 out (pdf)
Lab 3 code
PVFS Quickstart guide

4/7
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4/11 L16: Virtualization
HW 3 DUE solns (ps)(pdf)
L17: Distributed storage security

4/14
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4/18 L18: Storage access control L19: Backup and disaster recovery

4/21
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4/25 Guest speaker: Kim Keeton
Researcher, HP Labs
Topic: Data Protection EXAM 2: solns
(Fall'06 solns)
(Fall'05 solns)
(Spring'04 exam, Spring'04 solns)
(Spring'03 exam, Spring'03 solns)

4/28
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5/2 Guest speaker: Rob Ross
Argonne National Lab
Topic: Experiences with PVFS Guest speaker: Brent Welch
Director of Software Arch, Panasas
Topic: Lessons from the trenches (pdf)

Week of	Monday	Wednesday
1/14 - 1/18	L1: Introduction and overview of storage systems HW 0 out (pdf) (ps)	L2: Metrics of I/O system quality HW 1 out (pdf) (ps) Lab 1 out (pdf) (ps) disksim emulator (DO NOT USE DISKSIM)
1/21 - 1/25	No class (MLK Day)	L3: Disk drive operation HW 0 DUE : solns (pdf) (ps)
1/28 - 2/1	L3 cont: Disk drive operation	L4: Disk drive firmware
2/4 - 2/8	L5: Disk request optimization	L6: File system organization HW 1 DUE: solns (pdf) (ps)
2/11 - 2/15	Guest speaker: David Anderson Director, Strategic Planning, Seagate Topic: Storage Devices	L7: On-disk data layout HW 2 out (pdf) (ps)
2/18 - 2/22	L8: Caching and FS integrity LAB 1 DUE Lab 2 out (pdf) (ps) - gzipped files - fsck paper	L9: Database storage management
2/25 - 2/29	L10: Storage protocols, controllers, and device drivers	EXAM 1: solns (Fall'06 exam, Fall'06 solns) (Fall'05 exam, Fall'05 solns) (Spring'04 exam, Spring'04 solns) (Spring'03 exam, Spring'03 solns)
3/3 - 3/7	L11: Storage networking HW 2 DUE : solns	Guest speaker: Bruce Worthington Principal Software Development Lead, Microsoft Topic: Server Performance LAB 2 DUE FRIDAY THE 7TH
3/10 - 3/14	No class (Spring Break)	No class (Spring Break)
3/17 - 3/21	L12: Disk array organization	L13: Disk array systems HW 3 out (pdf) (ps)
3/24 - 3/28	L14: Distributed file systems	L15: NAS interfaces
3/31 - 4/4	Guest speaker: Marc Unangst Architect, Panasas Topic: Parallel File Systems	Project 3 Discussion Lab 3 out (pdf) Lab 3 code PVFS Quickstart guide
4/7 - 4/11	L16: Virtualization HW 3 DUE solns (ps)(pdf)	L17: Distributed storage security
4/14 - 4/18	L18: Storage access control	L19: Backup and disaster recovery
4/21 - 4/25	Guest speaker: Kim Keeton Researcher, HP Labs Topic: Data Protection	EXAM 2: solns (Fall'06 solns) (Fall'05 solns) (Spring'04 exam, Spring'04 solns) (Spring'03 exam, Spring'03 solns)
4/28 - 5/2	Guest speaker: Rob Ross Argonne National Lab Topic: Experiences with PVFS	Guest speaker: Brent Welch Director of Software Arch, Panasas Topic: Lessons from the trenches (pdf)