Replicated Distributed Programs
Abstract
This dissertation presents a new software architecture for fault- tolerant distributed programs. This new architecture allows replication to be added transparently and flexibly to existing programs. Tuning the availability of a replicated program becomes a programming-in-the-large problem that a programmer need address only after the individual modules have been written and verified. The increasing reliance that people place on computer systems makes it essential that those systems remain available. The low cost of computer hardware and the high cost of computer software make replicated distributed programs an attractive solution to the problem of providing fault-tolerant operation. Several issues relating to programming languages and environments for reliable distributed applications are discussed. Integration of the replication mechanisms into current programming languages is accomplished by means of stub compilers. Four stub compilers are examined, and some lessons learned from them are presented. A language for specifying troupe configurations is described, and the design of a configuration manager, a programming-in-the-large tool for configuring replicated distributed programs, is presented. The goal is to construct programs that automatically tolerate crashes of the underlying hardware.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA169226
Entities
People
- Eric C. Cooper
Organizations
- University of California, Berkeley