Gibraltar v 1.0

Software · Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 EST 2009

OSTI ID:1231248

CURRY, MATTHEW LEON; WARD, H. LEE; & SKJELLUM, ANTHONY

Gibraltar is a library and associated test suite which performs Reed-Solomon coding and decoding of data buffers using graphics processing units which support NVIDIA's CUDA technology. This library is used to generate redundant data allowing for recovery of lost information. For example, a user can generate m new blocks of data from n original blocks, distributing those pieces over n+m devices. If any m devices fail, the contents of those devices can be recovered from the contents of the other n devices, even if some of the original blocks are lost. This is a generalized description of RAID, a technique for increasing data storage speed and size.

• Short Name / Acronym: GIBRALTAR V1.0; 002443WKSTN00
• Version: 00
• Programming Language(s): Medium: X; OS: Linux; Compatibility: Workstation
• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 1231248
• Country of Origin: United States