Abstract
This paper deals with the dependability evaluation of a Multipurpose, Multiprocessor System (MMS) under investigation by a system manufacturer. MMS is symmetric with a DSM and a CC-NUMA. As the system is scalable, we consider two architectures: a reference one composed of four nodes and an extended one with an additional spare node. A set of dependability and performability measures is evaluated for these architectures with two categories of application users, accepting different service degradation levels. Modeling is based on GSPN to which reward rates are added to evaluate performability measures. The originality of our approach is the clear separation between the architectural and the service concerns. The results allow us to quantify the influence of the main parameters and to compare the dependability of the systems under consideration. They can thus be used for supporting the manufacturer design choices as well as the potential user configuration choices.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
T. Kloppenburg, “LOGISIRE-A Safe Computer System for Process-Automation”, Proc. 3rd Intern. GI/IGT/GMA Conf., Bremerhaven, Germany, Springer-Verlag, 1987.
Triconex, TRICON Technical Product Guide, Version 9 Systems, Irvine, Triconnex Corporation,, 1996.
J. Poueyo and J.P. Dalzon, “Mastering Safety of Opel and Distributed Systems in Compliance with IEC 61508”, Proc. IFAC 2nd Symp. on Information Control Manufacturing (INCOM’98), Nancy-Metz, France, pp. 511–516, 1998.
G. Wirthumer, “Votrics-Fault Tolerance Realized in Software”, Proc. 8th IFAC Int. Conference on Computer Safety, Reliability and Security (SAFECOMP’89), Vienna, Austria, pp. 135–140, 1989.
J. Protic, M. Tomasevic and V. Milutinovic, Eds. Distributed Shared Memory-Concepts and Systems, IEEE Computer Society, 1998.
J.F. Meyer, “On Evaluating the Performability of Degradable Computing Systems”, Proc. 8th IEEE Int. Symp. Fault-Tolerant Computing (FTCS-8), Toulouse, France, pp. 43–52, 1978.
J. Arlat and J.-C. Laprie, “Performance-Related Dependability Evaluation of Supercomputer Systems”, Proc. Proc. 13th Int. Symp. on Fault-Tolerant Computing (FTCS-13), Milano, Italy, IEEE Computer Society Press, pp. 276–283, 1983.
J.F. Meyer and W.H. Sanders, “Specification and Construction of Performability Models”, Proc. Int. Workshop on Performability Modeling of Computer and Communication Systems, Mont Saint Michel, France, pp. 1–32, 1993.
L.A. Tomek, V. Mainkar, R.M. Geist and K.S. Trivedi, “Reliability Modeling of Life-Critical, Real-Time Systems”, Proceeding of the IEEE, Special Issue on Real-Time Systems, 82 (1), pp. 108–121, 1994.
G. Ciardo, J. Muppala and K.S. Trivedi, “SPNP: Stochastic Petri Net Package”, Proc. 3rd Int. Workshop on Petri Nets and Performance Models, Los Alamitos, CA, USA, pp. 142–151, 1989.
R.A. Howard, Dynamic Probabilistic Systems, New York, J. Wiley and Sons, 1971.
K. Kanoun, M. Borrel, T. Moreteveille and A. Peytavin, “Availability of CAUTRA, a subset of the French Air Traffic Control System”, IEEE Transactions on Computers, Vol. 48, No. 5, pp. 528–535, 1999.
M. Nelli, A. Bondavalli and L. Simoncini, “Dependability Modeling and Analysis of Complex Control Systems: An Application to Railway Interlocking”, Proc. 2nd European Dependable Computing Conf., Taormina, Italy, Springer-Verlag, 1996.
N. Fota, M. Kâaniche and K. Kanoun, “Dependability Evaluation of an Air Traffic Control System”, Proc. 3rd IEEE Int. Computer Performance & Dependability Symposium (IPDS), Durham, NC, pp. 206–215, 1998. To appear in Performance Evaluation, Elsevier-Science, North-Holland, 1999.
A. Marsan, G. Balbo and G. Conte, “A Class of Generalized Stochastic Petri Nets for the Performance Analysis of Multiprocessor Systems”, ACM Transactions on Computers, 2 (2), pp. 93–122, 1984.
J.K. Muppala, A. Sathaye, R. Howe, C and K.S. Trivedi, “Dependability Modeling of a Heterogeneous VAX-cluster System Using Stochastic Reward Nets”, Hardware and Software Fault Tolerance in Parallel Computing Systems, Ed. D.R. Avresky, pp. 33–59, 1992.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1999 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this paper
Cite this paper
Rabah, M., Kanoun, K. (1999). Dependability Evaluation of a Distributed Shared Memory Multiprocessor System. In: Hlavička, J., Maehle, E., Pataricza, A. (eds) Dependable Computing — EDCC-3. EDCC 1999. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1667. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-48254-7_4
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-48254-7_4
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-540-66483-3
Online ISBN: 978-3-540-48254-3
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive