The Comandos Toolset for Distributed Systems Management

The management of distributed information systems is a complex and time consuming task. Concepts and tools to support experts with the design and operational control of such systems are summarized. An adaptive approach to system management is described, which is needed to handle changing demands during system evolvement. Relevant management tasks are identified and tools and facilities to support these tasks are presented. This comprises system observation and system control facilities, a system design tool, a risk management tool and a system administration tool. Received May, 1994 1