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Single system image

Index Single system image

In distributed computing, a single system image (SSI) cluster is a cluster of machines that appears to be one single system. [1]

52 relations: Amoeba (operating system), Application checkpointing, Cache-only memory architecture, Computer cluster, Debian, Diskless shared-root cluster, Distributed cache, Distributed computing, Distributed lock manager, Distributed operating system, Distributed shared memory, Fedora (operating system), FreeBSD, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, IBM AIX, Inferno (operating system), Inter-process communication, IRIX, Job scheduler, Kerrighed, Linux, Linux Virtual Server, Load balancing (computing), LOCUS (operating system), MacOS, Message Passing Interface, Microsoft Windows, MOSIX, Named pipe, Network File System, Node (networking), OpenMosix, OpenSSI, OpenVMS, Operating system, OSS, Parallel Virtual Machine, Plan 9 from Bell Labs, Process migration, ScaleMP, Shared memory, Solaris (operating system), Sprite (operating system), Supercomputer, Tru64 UNIX, TruCluster, Unix, UnixWare, UnixWare NonStop Clusters, ..., VMScluster, Z/VM. Expand index (2 more) »

Amoeba (operating system)

Amoeba is a distributed operating system developed by Andrew S. Tanenbaum and others at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

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Application checkpointing

Checkpointing is a technique to add fault tolerance into computing systems.

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Cache-only memory architecture

Cache only memory architecture (COMA) is a computer memory organization for use in multiprocessors in which the local memories (typically DRAM) at each node are used as cache.

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Computer cluster

A computer cluster is a set of loosely or tightly connected computers that work together so that, in many respects, they can be viewed as a single system.

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Debian

Debian is a Unix-like computer operating system that is composed entirely of free software, and packaged by a group of individuals participating in the Debian Project.

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Diskless shared-root cluster

A diskless shared-root cluster is a way to manage several machines at the same time.

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Distributed cache

In computing, a distributed cache is an extension of the traditional concept of cache used in a single locale.

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Distributed computing

Distributed computing is a field of computer science that studies distributed systems.

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Distributed lock manager

Operating systems use lock managers to organise and serialise the access to resources.

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Distributed operating system

A distributed operating system is a software over a collection of independent, networked, communicating, and physically separate computational nodes.

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Distributed shared memory

In computer science, distributed shared memory (DSM) is a form of memory architecture where physically separated memories can be addressed as one logically shared address space.

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Fedora (operating system)

Fedora is a Linux distribution developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and sponsored by Red Hat.

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FreeBSD

FreeBSD is a free and open-source Unix-like operating system descended from Research Unix via the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD).

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Hewlett-Packard

The Hewlett-Packard Company (commonly referred to as HP) or shortened to Hewlett-Packard was an American multinational information technology company headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

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IBM

The International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States, with operations in over 170 countries.

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IBM AIX

AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive, pronounced) is a series of proprietary Unix operating systems developed and sold by IBM for several of its computer platforms.

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Inferno (operating system)

Inferno is a distributed operating system started at Bell Labs and now developed and maintained by Vita Nuova Holdings as free software.

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Inter-process communication

In computer science, inter-process communication or interprocess communication (IPC) refers specifically to the mechanisms an operating system provides to allow the processes to manage shared data.

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IRIX

IRIX is a discontinued operating system developed by Silicon Graphics (SGI) to run on their MIPS workstations and servers.

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Job scheduler

A job scheduler is a computer application for controlling unattended background program execution of jobs.

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Kerrighed

Kerrighed is an open source single-system image (SSI) cluster software project.

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Linux

Linux is a family of free and open-source software operating systems built around the Linux kernel.

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Linux Virtual Server

Linux Virtual Server (LVS) is load balancing software for Linux kernel–based operating systems.

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Load balancing (computing)

In computing, load balancing improves the distribution of workloads across multiple computing resources, such as computers, a computer cluster, network links, central processing units, or disk drives.

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LOCUS (operating system)

LOCUS is a discontinued distributed operating system developed at UCLA during the 1980s.

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MacOS

macOS (previously and later) is a series of graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Apple Inc. since 2001.

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Message Passing Interface

Message Passing Interface (MPI) is a standardized and portable message-passing standard designed by a group of researchers from academia and industry to function on a wide variety of parallel computing architectures.

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Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a group of several graphical operating system families, all of which are developed, marketed, and sold by Microsoft.

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MOSIX

MOSIX is a proprietary distributed operating system.

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Named pipe

In computing, a named pipe (also known as a FIFO for its behavior) is an extension to the traditional pipe concept on Unix and Unix-like systems, and is one of the methods of inter-process communication (IPC).

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Network File System

Network File System (NFS) is a distributed file system protocol originally developed by Sun Microsystems in 1984, allowing a user on a client computer to access files over a computer network much like local storage is accessed.

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Node (networking)

In telecommunications networks, a node (Latin nodus, ‘knot’) is either a redistribution point or a communication endpoint.

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OpenMosix

openMosix is a free cluster management system that provided single-system image (SSI) capabilities, e.g. automatic work distribution among nodes.

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OpenSSI

OpenSSI is an open source single-system image clustering system.

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OpenVMS

OpenVMS is a closed-source, proprietary computer operating system for use in general-purpose computing.

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Operating system

An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources and provides common services for computer programs.

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OSS

OSS may refer to.

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Parallel Virtual Machine

Parallel Virtual Machine (PVM) is a software tool for parallel networking of computers.

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Plan 9 from Bell Labs

Plan 9 from Bell Labs is a distributed operating system, originating in the Computing Sciences Research Center (CSRC) at Bell Labs in the mid-1980s, and building on UNIX concepts first developed there in the late 1960s; until the Labs' final release at the start of 2015.

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Process migration

In computing, process migration is a specialized form of process management whereby processes are moved from one computing environment to another.

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ScaleMP

ScaleMP is a software vendor of a hypervisor, or virtual machine monitor, for high-performance computing applications.

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Shared memory

In computer science, shared memory is memory that may be simultaneously accessed by multiple programs with an intent to provide communication among them or avoid redundant copies.

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Solaris (operating system)

Solaris is a Unix operating system originally developed by Sun Microsystems.

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Sprite (operating system)

Sprite is an experimental Unix-like distributed operating system developed at the University of California, Berkeley by John Ousterhout's research group between 1984 and 1992.

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Supercomputer

A supercomputer is a computer with a high level of performance compared to a general-purpose computer.

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Tru64 UNIX

Tru64 UNIX is a discontinued 64-bit UNIX operating system for the Alpha instruction set architecture (ISA), currently owned by Hewlett-Packard (HP).

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TruCluster

TruCluster is a closed-source high-availability clustering solution for the Tru64 UNIX operating system.

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Unix

Unix (trademarked as UNIX) is a family of multitasking, multiuser computer operating systems that derive from the original AT&T Unix, development starting in the 1970s at the Bell Labs research center by Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and others.

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UnixWare

UnixWare is a Unix operating system.

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UnixWare NonStop Clusters

NonStop Clusters (NSC) was an add-on package for SCO UnixWare that allowed creation of fault-tolerant single-system image clusters of machines running UnixWare.

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VMScluster

A VMScluster is a computer cluster involving a group of computers running the OpenVMS operating system.

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Z/VM

z/VM is the current version in IBM's VM family of virtual machine operating systems.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_system_image

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