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Analysis
By Paresh D. Sawant
ME(ETC) Microelectronics
Contents
Redundancy
Reliability
Component Reliability.
System Reliability.
Reliability of a network storage architecture (NSA)
Fault tree Analysis
Single Point Failure:
Common Cause Events/Phenomena
Examples of Fault tree Analysis (FTA)
Redundancy:
A system is redundant if one failure of any of its
components does not affect the system’s purpose.
Reliability:
Reliability is divided into component reliability and
system reliability.
Component Reliability:
The calculation of the component reliability (R) value
starts with the Mean time between failures (MTBF)
value.
We determine the annual failure rate (AFR), which is
Used to determine the reliability value.
System Reliability:
In a storage system, a component is configured in
one of two ways:
1) Redundant configuration (in parallel)
2) Non-redundant configuration (in series)
Formula for redundant configurations:
Example:
Common Cause Events/Phenomena:
“A Common Cause is an event or a phenomenon which, if it occurs, will
induce the occurrence of two or more fault tree elements.”
* Oversight of Common Causes is a frequently found fault tree flaw!
Example:
Common Cause oversight correction
Ex1:System undesirable event is : Light Fails Off
Example2:
References:
Network Storage Evaluations Using Reliability Calculations
by Selim Daoud, Sun Professional Services.
Reliability Monitor Report , ATMEL PROPRIETARY.
Atmel Corporation Quality & Reliability Handbook.
Fault Tree Analysis of Computer-Based Systems by Prof.
Joanne Bechta Dugan , Electrical & Computer Engineering ,
University of Virginia.
Fault Tree Analysis by P. L. Clemens, 1993.
Fault Tree Analysis by Clifton A. Ericson II , Sept 2000.