Dean, G. and Hutchison, D. and Rodden, T. and Sommerville, I. (1992) Cooperation and configuration within distributed systems management. In: Proceedings of the International Workshop on Configurable Distributed Systems 1992. Proceedings of the International Workshop on Configurable Distributed Systems 1992 . Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., GBR, pp. 274-285. ISBN 0852965443
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Introduces cooperative systems and highlights the various forms of computer supported cooperative work (CSCW) system which have emerged to date. Examines the cooperative nature of distributed systems management by highlighting the various cooperative activities of systems managers which are open to computer support. The role of a shared system model within distributed systems management is examined and a configuration language which allows the structure of distributed systems to be modelled is introduced. The various tools which the authors are developing to support cooperation in distributed systems management and the architecture used to integrate them are identified.