Patent ID: 8990388
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method of relocating a web service, comprising: defining and storing a relocation policy that includes instructions on moving the web service and defines parameters of the web service executing on a first server connected to a network, wherein said instructions specify a second server as a new location for the web service; monitoring the parameters of the web service executing on the first server, wherein the web service is an application function configured to be a reusable component in a business process; detecting a status change based on a change in the parameters; consulting said relocation policy for the instructions on moving the web service in response to detecting the status change; relocating the web service without human intervention to the second server which is connected to the network; and rerouting requests for the web service; wherein the first and second servers are both physical application servers configured to provide logic for executing the web service; and wherein the requests are requests received over the network from a client computer program for the web service.