Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 221 pages
- Published by: Springer-Verlag June 1993
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0387566635
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0387566634
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Book Dimensions:
9.1 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
- Weighs: 10.4 ounces
Book Description
This book describes the design and internals of the MOSIX distributed operating system. MOSIX, an acronym for Multicomputer Operating System for UNIX, integrates a cluster of loosely integrated computers into a virtual single-machine UNIX environment. The main property of MOSIX is the high degree of integration among the processors, which may include personal workstations and shared memory and non-shared memory multiprocessors, connected by fast communication links. This integration includes network transparency, cooperation between the processors to provide services across machine boundaries, support of dynamic configuration, and system-initiated load balancing by process migration. Another property of MOSIX is the ability to scale up the system configuration to encompass a large number of computers. The development of MOSIX was begun in 1981. The book is intended primarily for readers who are interested in distributed and multiprocessor systems. The reader is assumed to have some knowledge in programming and operating systems, preferably UNIX. Readers without this background will still benefit from the techniques and algorithms discussed.
Reader Reviews
I am an engg student involved in mosix project.I found the book really cool.It gives an insight of mosix. In all A good book to be on your table if you want to try out mosix
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