Analysis of Distributed Systems Dynamics with Erlang Performance Lab

Authors

  • Michał Ślaski Erlang Solutions Poland
  • Wojciech Turek AGH University of Science and Technology
  • Arkadiusz Gil Erlang Solutions Poland
  • Bartosz Szafran Erlang Solutions Poland
  • Mateusz Paciorek AGH University of Science and Technology
  • Aleksander Byrski AGH University of Science and Technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7494/csci.2018.19.2.2752

Keywords:

software engineering, distributed computing and simulation, distributed systems monitoring

Abstract

Modern, highly concurrent and large-scale systems require new methods for design, testing and monitoring. Their dynamics and scale require real-time tools, providing a holistic view of the whole system and the ability of showing a more detailed view when needed. Such tools can help identifying the causes of unwanted states, which is hardly possible with static analysis or metrics-based approach. In this paper a new tool for analysis of distributed systems in Erlang is presented. It provides real-time monitoring of system dynamics on different levels of abstraction. The tool has been used for analyzing a large-scale urban traffic simulation system running on a cluster of 20 computing nodes.

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2018-05-22

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Ślaski, M., Turek, W., Gil, A., Szafran, B., Paciorek, M., & Byrski, A. (2018). Analysis of Distributed Systems Dynamics with Erlang Performance Lab. Computer Science, 19(2), 139. https://doi.org/10.7494/csci.2018.19.2.2752

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