SIM-Array: A Flexible Storage System Simulator

Simulation is an important method in the research and development of storage and network system. A good simulator can save memory and times. There are many simulators developed, but most of those simulator aimed at performance and data schedule algorithm. None of those simulators can model manipuility and dependability in large scale storage network. In this paper, we present the facilities and design of the SIM-array storage system simulator. This simulator was originally intended to do manipuility modeling of storage network system. Over time it has been extended and generalized so that it can simulate several kinds of storage systems by change the configure file. It can simulate resource allocation and the fault event occurred in storage system. As a result, it can accelerate the process of development and research on manipuility and dependability in large scale storage network.