Patent ID: 8868782
Filing Date: 2014-10-21
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. An application server, comprising: a first internal processing unit operable to execute a first server application; a second internal processing unit operable to execute a second server application; and a server manager application, wherein the server manager application is configured to: (1) transmit to a forwarding node a first message in response to the server manager application detecting a restart of the application server, said first message for causing the forwarding node to cease forwarding traffic to said internal processing units, (2) set a timer to expire as soon as a certain amount of time has elapsed after the application server restarts, and (3) transmit to the forwarding node a second message in response to (a) detecting the expiration of the timer or (b) detecting that at least one of said internal processing traits is ready to receive traffic, whichever occurs first, said second message for causing the forwarding node to resume forwarding traffic to said internal processing timer.