Patent ID: 6327622
Filing Date: 2001-12-04
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
A method of distributing requests for an application among a plurality of application instances operating on a plurality of servers, wherein the requests are received at a central server, the method comprising:selecting a policy, said policy demonstrating a first server-selection factor for selecting a preferred server to receive a request for the application;executing a first status module to determine a first status of said first server-selection factor for a first instance of the application;executing a second status module to determine a second status of said first server-selection factor for a second instance of the application;receiving said first status at the central server;receiving said second status at the central server;examining said first status and said second status to select a preferred server; andstoring an identifier of said preferred server on the central server;wherein said first server-selection factor comprises an application-specific detail.