Revisiting Fault-Injection Experiment-Platform Architectures

Schirmeier H, Hoffmann M, Kapitza R, Lohmann D, Spinczyk O (2011)

Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2011

Publisher: IEEE Computer Society

Edited Volumes: Proceedings of IEEE Pacific Rim International Symposium on Dependable Computing, PRDC

City/Town: Los Alamitos, CA, USA

Pages Range: 284-285

Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings of the 17th IEEE Pacific Rim International Symposium on Dependable Computing (PRDC '11)

Event location: Pasadena, CA, USA

ISBN: 978-1-4577-2005-5

URI: http://www4.cs.fau.de/Publications/2011/schirmeier_11_prdc.pdf

DOI: 10.1109/PRDC.2011.46

Abstract

Many years of research on dependable, fault-tolerant software systems yielded a myriad of tool implementations for vulnerability analysis and experimental validation of resilience measures. Trace recording and fault injection are among the core functionalities these tools provide for hardware debuggers or system simulators, partially including some means to automate larger experiment campaigns. We argue that current fault-injection tools are too highly specialized for specific hardware devices or simulators, and are developed in poorly modularized implementations impeding evolution and maintenance. In this article, we present a novel design approach for a fault-injection infrastructure that allows experimenting researchers to switch simulator or hardware back ends with little effort, fosters experiment code reuse, and retains a high level of maintainability. © 2011 IEEE.

Authors with CRIS profile

Martin Hoffmann Lehrstuhl für Informatik 4 (Verteilte Systeme und Betriebssysteme) Rüdiger Kapitza Lehrstuhl für Informatik 4 (Verteilte Systeme und Betriebssysteme) Daniel Lohmann Lehrstuhl für Informatik 4 (Verteilte Systeme und Betriebssysteme)

Involved external institutions

Technische Universität Dortmund DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Schirmeier, H., Hoffmann, M., Kapitza, R., Lohmann, D., & Spinczyk, O. (2011). Revisiting Fault-Injection Experiment-Platform Architectures. In Proceedings of the 17th IEEE Pacific Rim International Symposium on Dependable Computing (PRDC '11) (pp. 284-285). Pasadena, CA, USA: Los Alamitos, CA, USA: IEEE Computer Society.

MLA:

Schirmeier, Horst, et al. "Revisiting Fault-Injection Experiment-Platform Architectures." Proceedings of the 17th IEEE Pacific Rim International Symposium on Dependable Computing (PRDC '11), Pasadena, CA, USA Los Alamitos, CA, USA: IEEE Computer Society, 2011. 284-285.

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