CHAPTER 7 Case Studies
The purpose of this chapter is to illustrate the practical use of methods described previously in the book, by highlighting the fault-tolerance aspects of six different computer systems that have various fault-tolerance techniques implemented in their design. We do not aim at providing a comprehensive, low-level description; for that, the interested reader should consult the references mentioned in the Further Reading section.
7.1 NonStop Systems
Several generations of NonStop systems have been developed since 1976, by Tandem Computers (since acquired by Hewlett Packard). The main use for these fault-tolerant systems has been in online transaction processing, where a reliable response to inquiries in real time must be ...
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