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2008
13 years 7 months ago
Using Causality to Diagnose Configuration Bugs
We present a novel method for diagnosing configuration management errors. Our proposed approach deduces the state of a buggy computer by running predicates that test system correc...
Mona Attariyan, Jason Flinn
USENIX
2008
13 years 7 months ago
Automatic Optimization of Parallel Dataflow Programs
Large-scale parallel dataflow systems, e.g., Dryad and Map-Reduce, have attracted significant attention recently. High-level dataflow languages such as Pig Latin and Sawzall are b...
Christopher Olston, Benjamin Reed, Adam Silberstei...
USENIX
2008
13 years 7 months ago
A Comparative Experimental Study of Parallel File Systems for Large-Scale Data Processing
Large-scale scientific and business applications require data processing of ever-increasing amounts of data, fueling a demand for scalable parallel file systems comprising hundred...
Zoe Sebepou, Kostas Magoutis, Manolis Marazakis, A...
USENIX
2008
13 years 7 months ago
Improving Scalability and Fault Tolerance in an Application Management Infrastructure
This paper explores the challenges associated with distributed application management in large-scale computing environments. In particular, we investigate several techniques for e...
Nikolay Topilski, Jeannie R. Albrecht, Amin Vahdat
USENIX
2008
13 years 7 months ago
Striping without Sacrifices: Maintaining POSIX Semantics in a Parallel File System
Striping is a technique that distributes file content over multiple storage servers and thereby enables parallel access. In order to be able to provide a consistent view across fi...
Jan Stender, Björn Kolbeck, Felix Hupfeld, Eu...