BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Microsoft Corporation//Outlook MIMEDIR//EN VERSION:1.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20131119T233000Z DTEND:20131120T000000Z LOCATION:503/504 DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:ABSTRACT: We look at multiple methods of implementing SSDs to benefit aspects of parallel file system performance. SSD's can be deployed with the aim of accelerating metadata operations and small file I/O. However, bottlenecks can exist elsewhere in a parallel file system that prevent the IOPs benefits translating to improved user experience. We test SSD benefits when implemented as simple LUNs for metadata and data and also look at more advanced techniques for deploying Flash acceleration for Exascale file systems. SUMMARY:Analysis of Use Cases of SSDs with Parallel File Systems PRIORITY:3 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR