Abstract
Constructing the software for a distributed system that can continue to provide dependable service despite failures is a complex task. Consul is a communication substrate that simplifies this task by providing a collection of fundamental abstractions for implementing replicated processing. These include provisions for transmitting messages atomically and in some consistent order to a group of processes (atomic multicast), for detecting failures and agreeing on the resulting system composition (membership), and for reestablishing a consistent process state following failure (recovery). This chapter outlines the features provided by Consul and its implementation using the x-kernel.
This work supported in part by the National Science Foundation under grant CCR-9003161 and the Office of Naval Research under grant N00014-91-J-1015
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Schlichting, R.D., Mishra, S., Peterson, L.L. (1994). Constructing Dependable Distributed Systems Using Consul. In: Koob, G.M., Lau, C.G. (eds) Foundations of Dependable Computing. The Kluwer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science, vol 285. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-585-28002-8_8
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