An Open Distributed Operating Systems Laboratory

拟议的项目将为学生提供在现实环境中使用分布式操作系统的“动手”经验。操作系统及相关课程的学生将能够在分布式操作系统的硬件和软件方面进行实验。这将有助于更好地理解基本概念，例如容错、负载平衡、增量增长、计算加速和透明度，这些在传统的集中式操作系统环境中是不可用的。为此，计划使用Minix 1.5（类似UNIX），这是一个开放的、不受保护的操作系统，带有网络内核。所要求的设备包括十个486DX工作站，通过以太网连接，每个工作站都运行Minix 1.5网络内核。现有操作系统实验室中的机器（通过NSF/ILI授予USE: 8851239获得，带有PC/ xt）也将通过以太网连接到新机器。

The proposed project will provide studentswith "hands-on" experience with distributed operating systems in a realistic environment. The students in the Operating Systems and related courses will be able to experiment with the hardware and software aspects of a distributed operating system. This will lead to a better understanding of the basic concepts e.g. fault tolerance, load balancing, incremental growth, computational speedup and transparency which are not available in a traditional centralized operating system environment. To this end, it is planned to use Minix 1.5 (a UNIX look alike), an open, unprotected operating system with a networking kernel. The requested equipment comprises ten 486DX workstations connected via ethernet, each running the Minix 1.5 networking kernel. The machines in the existing operating systems laboratory (obtained through NSF/ILI grant USE: 8851239, with PC/XTs) will also be connected via ethernet to the new machines.