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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019

Filed:

Feb. 15, 2017
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Jon Hawkes, Hampshire, GB;

Neil G. S. Young, Hampshire, GB;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/07 (2006.01); G06F 11/16 (2006.01); G06F 11/20 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/1633 (2013.01); G06F 11/165 (2013.01); G06F 11/203 (2013.01); G06F 11/2023 (2013.01); G06F 11/2028 (2013.01); G06F 11/2035 (2013.01); G06F 11/2048 (2013.01); H04L 63/0281 (2013.01); G06F 2201/805 (2013.01); G06F 2201/81 (2013.01); G06F 2201/835 (2013.01); G06F 2201/85 (2013.01); G06F 2201/875 (2013.01);
Abstract

Computer-implemented methods and systems are provided for detecting a failed server. The computer-implemented method includes detecting a plurality of servers within a network, allowing each of the plurality of servers to monitor a state of other servers of the plurality of servers, and in response to detecting a failed server, allowing another server of the plurality of servers to complete remaining work of the failed server.


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