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CGFAIL: A New Approach for Simulating Computer Systems Faults

Authors:
Martin Groessl

Keywords: Software Dependability; Failure stimulation

Abstract:
An established method for emulation of faults in computer systems is fault injection. The application of such methods, typically, requires an extension of the operation system by special drivers. Here, a new approach for simulating a special kind of failure models, so called resource faults, is presented. The approach is currently directly supported from LINUX operation system and was tested with different distributions and architectures (X86/X64). The objective is to simulate fault models without affecting the normal operation of the computer system. Additionally, the method enables system developers to test their software under different resources conditions.

Pages: 1 to 3

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2012

Publication date: August 19, 2012

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4324

ISBN: 978-1-61208-212-7

Location: Rome, Italy

Dates: from August 19, 2012 to August 24, 2012