Performance analysis of a fault tolerant computer system
Lionel C. Mitchell · 1990
This paper presents the description of an analytical queueing network model of a Tandem computer system in the FAA Remote Maintenance Monitoring environment and a performance analysis of the Maintenance Processor Subsystem for the 1990s time frame. The approach was to use measurement data to quantify application service demands and performance contributions of the fault-tolerant software in the Tandem environment in an analytical queueing network model. Sensitivity analyses were conducted using the model to examine alternative configurations, workload growth, and system overhead among others. The model framework and performance analysis methodology can be used for capacity planning purposes during the operational phase of the system.