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2008
13 years 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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...