On the Execution of Large Batch Programs in Unreliable Computing Systems

The execution of long-running batch programs imposes severe reliability constraints on a computing system since the occurrence of a failure during its execution is more likely and that once occurred, a failure would destroy all the processing perfonned thus far. This paper studies the execution dela...

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Published inIEEE transactions on software engineering Vol. SE-10; no. 4; pp. 444 - 450
Main Authors Leung, Clement H. C., Choo, Qui Hoon
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY IEEE 01.07.1984
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IEEE Computer Society
Subjects
Applied sciences
Batch processing
Batch program
checkpoint
Computational modeling
Computer industry
Computer science
Computer simulation
Data processing
Delay
Electronics
Exact sciences and technology
Failure
failure law
Hardware
Mathematical analysis
Mathematics
Numerical simulation
Physics computing
Protection
Reliability
Thermodynamics
Programming
System reliability
Batch processing
Execution time
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Summary:The execution of long-running batch programs imposes severe reliability constraints on a computing system since the occurrence of a failure during its execution is more likely and that once occurred, a failure would destroy all the processing perfonned thus far. This paper studies the execution delay and machine resources consumed in supporting the running of large batch programs in a computing environment interrupted by failures. The effect of checkpoints and their optimal insertion are also considered. The results are applicable to arbitrary law of failure.
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ISSN:0098-5589
1939-3520
DOI:10.1109/TSE.1984.5010258