摘要 |
A method of configuring a supercomputer having a plurality of computing elements, each having means providing an irreducible core computing capability to store and retrieve data, is disclosed, which method comprises the steps of: defining an operating time interval; establishing an desired probability of successful operation over the operating time interval; having regard to the total number of computing elements, configuring each computing element so that, over the operating time interval, the probability of successful operation of the irreducible core capability of each computing elements is greater than, or equal to, the desired probability of successful operation over the operating time interval.
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