System Management of the ICL GOLDRUSH Parallel Database Server

摘要

The Goldrush MegaSERVER is a very high performance parallel database server soldby ICL. The design of the System Management of GOLDRUSH is the focus of this paper. It differs from conventional System Management as it must support both the underlying parallel machine and the business critical applications which run on it. We describe the requirements placed on System Management by this class of machine, and how these were met in the design of the GOLDRUSH management system: we explain both the management architecture and the management tools themselves. Finally in light of experience in the use of these tools, we point to future directions for work in this area. (Copyright (c) 1996 International Computers Limited.)