Patent ID: 7395328
Filing Date: 2008-07-01
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for removing an inoperative computer from a pool of computers, comprising: a first computer associated with a first monitored computer and a second monitored computer, the first computer being operative to monitor the status of the first monitored computer and the second monitored computer; wherein being operative to monitor the status of the first monitored computer and the second monitored computer comprises being operative to initiate transmission of a first signal to the first monitored computer and to initiate transmission of a second signal to the second monitored computer and to await receipt of a first responsive signal from the first monitored computer and to await receipt of a second responsive signal from the second monitored computer; a computer list operative to maintain the association between the first computer and the first monitored computer and to maintain the association between the first computer and the second monitored computer; wherein the first computer is further operative to send a first monitored computer inoperative signal to the computer list, in response to a determination that the first monitored computer is inoperative; and wherein the computer list is further operative to disassociate the first computer from the first monitored computer and to associate the first computer with a third monitored computer in response to the receipt of the first monitored computer inoperative signal.