• DocumentCode
    3385273
  • Title

    Toward understanding soft faults in high performance cluster networks

  • Author

    Evans, Jeffrey J. ; Baik, Seongbok ; Hood, Cynthia S. ; Gropp, William

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Comput. Sci., Illinois Inst. of Technol., Chicago, IL, USA
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    24-28 March 2003
  • Firstpage
    117
  • Lastpage
    120
  • Abstract
    Fault management in high performance cluster networks has been focused on the notion of hard faults (i.e., link or node failures). Network degradations that negatively impact performance but do not result in failures often go unnoticed. In this paper, we classify such degradations as soft faults. In addition, we identify consistent performance as an important requirement in cluster networks. Using this service requirement, we describe a comprehensive strategy for cluster fault management.
  • Keywords
    computer network management; performance evaluation; workstation clusters; cluster fault management; consistent performance; high performance cluster networks; network degradations; soft faults; Computer network management; Computer science; Degradation; Environmental management; Grid computing; Intelligent networks; Kernel; Laboratories; Processor scheduling; Technology management;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Integrated Network Management, 2003. IFIP/IEEE Eighth International Symposium on
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4020-7418-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/INM.2003.1194169
  • Filename
    1194169