Abstract
Clouds is a native operating system for a distributed environment. The Clouds operating system is built on top of a kernel called Ra. Ra is a second generation kernal derived from our experience with the first version of the Clouds operating system. Ra is a minimal, flexible kernel that provides a framework for implementing a variety of distributed operating systems. This paper presents the Clouds paradigm and a brief overview of its first implementation. We then present the details of the Ra kernel, the rationale for its design, and the system services that constitute the Clouds operating system.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 11-46 |
Number of pages | 36 |
Journal | Computing systems |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 1 |
State | Published - Dec 1990 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering