Failure Trace Archive
For improving the reliability of distributed systems
DataSets
The FTA provides trace data sets using a common format. This format is described in detail on the FTA format page. Each trace data set is made available in raw format, tabbed-delimited format, and mysql format.
A table summarizing each trace data set follows. Also included are links for the data set downloads.
| System | Type | # of Nodes | Target Component | Period | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SETI@home | Desktop Grid | 226,208 | CPU | 1.5 years | 2007-2009 |
| Overnet | P2P | 3,000 | host | 2 weeks | 2003 |
| Microsoft | Desktop | 51,663 | host | 35 days | 1999 |
| LANL | SMP, HPC Clusters | 4750 | host | 9 years | 1996-2005 |
| HPC2 | HPC Clusters | 256 | IO | 2.5 years | 1996-2005 |
| HPC4 | Supercomputers | 152516 | every thing | ~1 year | 2004-2006 |
| PNNL | HPC Cluster | 980 | host, network | 4 years | 2003-2007 |
| NERSC | HPC Clusters | NA | IO | 5 years | 2001-2006 |
| Skype | P2P | 4000 | host | 1 month | 2005 |
| Web sites | Web servers | 129 | host | 8 months | 2001-2002 |
| DNS | DNS servers | 62,201 | host | 2 weeks | 2004 |
| PlanetLab | P2P | 200-400 | host | 1.5 year | 2004-2005 |
| Grenouille03 | DSL | 4800 | host | 1 year | 2003 |
| Grenouille05 | DSL | 4800 | host | 1 year | 2005 |
| EGEE | Grid | 2500 queues | CE queue | 1 month | 2007 |
| Grid'5000 | Grid | 1288 | host | 1.5 years | 2005-2006 |
| Notre Dame | Desktop Grid | 700 | CPU, host | 6 months | 2007 |
| ucb94 | Desktop Grid | 85 | CPU | 46 days | 1994 |
| sdsc03 | Desktop Grid | 275 | CPU | 1 month | 2003 |
| lri05 | Desktop Grid | 40 | CPU | 1 month | 2005 |
| deug05 | Desktop Grid | 40 | CPU | 1 month | 2005 |
| cae06 | Grid | 686 | host | 35 days | 2006 |
| cs06 | Grid | 725 | host | 35 days | 2006 |
| glow06 | Grid | 715 | host | 33 days | 2006 |
| teragrid06 | Grid | 1001 | host | 8 months | 2006-2007 |
| Docking@home | Desktop Grid | 287,212 | host | 8 years | 2006-2014 |
If you use these traces, please cite the original creator of the trace shown above, and this archive. Also, the list of publications which have used the data sets are available on the Publications page.