Title :
Fault tolerance lessons applied to parallel computing
Author_Institution :
Stuttgart Univ., Germany
Abstract :
The author describes an approach to fault-tolerant parallel computing which is based on experiences with the most successful fault-tolerant software-the transaction processing systems. The algorithms presented have less routine overhead and faster recovery than most preceding approaches. In the Pact (parallel actions) parallel programming environment, fault tolerance is provided that is fully user transparent in an easy-to-use parallel programming model with a simple synchronization model on virtual shared data.<>
Keywords :
fault tolerant computing; parallel processing; parallel programming; programming environments; synchronisation; transaction processing; Pact; fault tolerant computing; parallel computing; parallel programming environment; synchronization model; transaction processing systems; virtual shared data; Application software; Checkpointing; Concurrent computing; Distributed computing; Fault tolerance; Fault tolerant systems; Operating systems; Parallel processing; Parallel programming; Programming profession;
Conference_Titel :
Compcon Spring '93, Digest of Papers.
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-3400-6
DOI :
10.1109/CMPCON.1993.289673
