Approximate Availability Analysis of VAXcluster Systems
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Ibe, OC; Howe, RC; Trivedi, KS
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Reliability
January 1, 1989
We solve for the availability of an n-processor VAXcluster system using a hierarchical approach that allows us to: 1) obtain a closed-form answer to an apparently difficult problem, and 2) determine the optimal number of processors in the cluster for a given set of cluster parameters. Our novel approach is a 2-level hierarchical model in which the lower-level model is a 9-state Markov chain that is solved in a closed form. The 9-state Markov chain is then aggregated into a 3-state device analogous to a diode. Subsequently, the system availability is computed by analyzing a simple network. © 1989 IEEE
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IEEE Transactions on Reliability
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1558-1721
ISSN
0018-9529
Publication Date
January 1, 1989
Volume
38
Issue
1
Start / End Page
146 / 152
Related Subject Headings
- Operations Research
- 4612 Software engineering
- 4010 Engineering practice and education
- 0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- 0803 Computer Software
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Ibe, O. C., Howe, R. C., & Trivedi, K. S. (1989). Approximate Availability Analysis of VAXcluster Systems. IEEE Transactions on Reliability, 38(1), 146–152. https://doi.org/10.1109/24.24588
Ibe, O. C., R. C. Howe, and K. S. Trivedi. “Approximate Availability Analysis of VAXcluster Systems.” IEEE Transactions on Reliability 38, no. 1 (January 1, 1989): 146–52. https://doi.org/10.1109/24.24588.
Ibe OC, Howe RC, Trivedi KS. Approximate Availability Analysis of VAXcluster Systems. IEEE Transactions on Reliability. 1989 Jan 1;38(1):146–52.
Ibe, O. C., et al. “Approximate Availability Analysis of VAXcluster Systems.” IEEE Transactions on Reliability, vol. 38, no. 1, Jan. 1989, pp. 146–52. Scopus, doi:10.1109/24.24588.
Ibe OC, Howe RC, Trivedi KS. Approximate Availability Analysis of VAXcluster Systems. IEEE Transactions on Reliability. 1989 Jan 1;38(1):146–152.
Published In
IEEE Transactions on Reliability
DOI
EISSN
1558-1721
ISSN
0018-9529
Publication Date
January 1, 1989
Volume
38
Issue
1
Start / End Page
146 / 152
Related Subject Headings
- Operations Research
- 4612 Software engineering
- 4010 Engineering practice and education
- 0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- 0803 Computer Software