Analytical modelling and simulation of small scale, typical and highly available Beowulf clusters with breakdowns and repairs
Ever, Enver, Gemikonakli, Orhan 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0513-1128 and Chakka, Ram
(2009)
Analytical modelling and simulation of small scale, typical and highly available Beowulf clusters with breakdowns and repairs.
Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, 17
(2)
.
pp. 327-347.
ISSN 1569-190X
[Article]
(doi:10.1016/j.simpat.2008.08.016)
Abstract
Beowulf clusters are very popular because of the high computational power they can provide at reasonably low costs. However, the most pressing issues of today’s cluster solutions are the need for high availability and performance. Cluster systems are clearly prone to failures. Even if cover is provided with some probability c, there would be reconfiguration and/or rebooting delays to resume the operation following a failure. In this paper, the performability modelling of both typical and highly available Beowulf multiprocessor systems is presented. The models developed provide a large degree of flexibility to evaluate the performability of typical and highly available Beowulf cluster systems.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords (uncontrolled): | Clustering; Markov processes; Performability; Queuing theory; High performance computing |
| Research Areas: | A. > School of Science and Technology > Computer and Communications Engineering A. > School of Science and Technology > Computer Science > SensoLab group |
| ISI Impact: | 1 |
| Item ID: | 8475 |
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| Depositing User: | Enver Ever |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Feb 2012 09:59 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Jul 2019 13:40 |
| URI: | https://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/id/eprint/8475 |
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