Using Expert Systems to Manage Distributed Computer Systems

Abstract

Expert systems can be used effectively to manage distributed computer systems which are based on decentralized control fo shared resources. These distributed systems can exhibit high reliability and performance. Yet, designing such systems pose formidable problems. These problems involve real-time distributed decision-making where decision-makers do not know with full certainty the state of remote nodes. We identify what characteristics an intelligent decision-making agent must possess to successfully attack these problems, and argue that expert systems share these characteristics. We also present the architecture of an Expert Manager, an experimental system which uses expert system techniques to manage a distributed computer system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 06, 1987
Accession Number
ADA179329

Entities

People

  • Joseph Pasquale

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Algorithms
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Classification
  • Computations
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Databases
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Expert Systems
  • Generators
  • Hypotheses
  • Language
  • Reliability
  • Resource Management
  • Systems Management

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Software Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design