A Failure Mode And Effects Analysis (FMEA) Process For Distributed Computing Systems A Guidance Paper

Abstract

Regardless of the the processing environment, the size of the system, and the fault tolerance or dependable computing requirements, one needs to understand and document not only how a design is to function, but how the system is expected to fail or tolerate faults, thereby avoiding system failures. If Dr. Frankenstein had thought beyond giving his creation life, the disastrous effects experienced by him and the community might have been avoided and the term “monster” may not have been used to label his creation.