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First Workshop on Real, Large Distributed Systems — Abstract
Beyond Availability: Towards a Deeper Understanding of Machine Failure Characteristics in Large Distributed Systems
Praveen Yalagandula, The University of Texas at Austin; Suman Nath, Carnegie Mellon University; Haifeng Yu, Intel Research Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University; Phillip B. Gibbons, Intel Research Pittsburgh; Srinivasan Sesha, Carnegie Mellon University
Abstract
Although many previous research efforts have investigated machine failure characteristics in distributed systems, availability research has reached a point where properties beyond these initial findings become important. In this paper, we analyze traces from three large distributed systems to answer several subtle questions regarding machine failure characteristics. Based on our findings, we derive a set of fundamental principles for designing highly available distributed systems. Using several case studies, we further show that our design principles can significantly influence the availability design choices in existing systems.
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