Patent ID: 6891802
Filing Date: 2005-05-10
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method operating a distributed processing system having a network coupling a number M of Host distributed devices to process workloads for the distributed processing system, a plurality of Client systems requesting processing of the workloads, one or more network sites coupled to the network for providing services upon request to a multiplicity of Host distributed devices including at least the M Host distributed devices, and a Server system for selectively distributing the workloads for processing by the distributed processing system comprising the steps of: a) sending a software agent to a number N of Host distributed devices selected from the M Host distributed devices, the software agent configured to start a program execution at a predetermined first time interval; b) sending a test program to each of the N Host distributed devices, wherein the test program is configured to request a service from a first network site selected from the one or more network sites; and c) sending a request to each of the N Host distributed devices to concurrently start execution of the test program at the first time interval.