Patent ID: 6360338
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
A fault tolerant monitoring and control system in a distributed processing network, wherein the distributed processing network includes a plurality of computer systems for executing a plurality of service processes which cooperatively perform a function across the plurality of service processes, comprising:a plurality of export processes, wherein at least one export process is associated with each one of the plurality of computer systems; a monitor process associated with the function being performed across the plurality of service processes which service processes run independently of the monitor process, the monitor process being coupled to receive messages from the plurality of export processes including messages from an export process about the state of one or more service processes performing the function, the monitor process also being coupled to send messages to the export process to control the plurality of service processes; and a control means for instantiating a new export process if a message is received that one or more of the service processes being monitored has failed.