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-config RAS
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- bool
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+menuconfig RAS
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+ bool "Reliability, Availability and Serviceability (RAS) features"
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+ help
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+ Reliability, availability and serviceability (RAS) is a computer
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+ hardware engineering term. Computers designed with higher levels
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+ of RAS have a multitude of features that protect data integrity
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+ and help them stay available for long periods of time without
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+ failure.
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+
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+ Reliability can be defined as the probability that the system will
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+ produce correct outputs up to some given time. Reliability is
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+ enhanced by features that help to avoid, detect and repair hardware
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+ faults.
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+
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+ Availability is the probability a system is operational at a given
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+ time, i.e. the amount of time a device is actually operating as the
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+ percentage of total time it should be operating.
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+
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+ Serviceability or maintainability is the simplicity and speed with
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+ which a system can be repaired or maintained; if the time to repair
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+ a failed system increases, then availability will decrease.
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+
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+ Note that Reliability and Availability are distinct concepts:
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+ Reliability is a measure of the ability of a system to function
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+ correctly, including avoiding data corruption, whereas Availability
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+ measures how often it is available for use, even though it may not
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+ be functioning correctly. For example, a server may run forever and
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+ so have ideal availability, but may be unreliable, with frequent
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+ data corruption.
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+
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+if RAS
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+endif
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