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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2007
Applicants:
John R. Hare, Highland, NY (US);
Felipe Knop, Lagrangeville, NY (US);
Thomas V. Weaver, Dripping Springs, TX (US);
Inventors:
John R. Hare, Highland, NY (US);
Felipe Knop, Lagrangeville, NY (US);
Thomas V. Weaver, Dripping Springs, TX (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for communicating node liveness in a multinode data processing system employs an operating system function that provides a degree of self-awareness in 'sensing' an imminent but still pending failure as the basis for providing special flag signals over a channel which employs nonvolatile storage in a heartbeat signaling path.