Patent ID: 8914456

Claim:
A computer implemented method for rebooting a host having a plurality of network interfaces, the computer implemented method comprising: rebooting the host by stopping an NFS server process on the host; the host sending at least one consolidated notification to a plurality of clients identified in a consolidated notification table, wherein the consolidated notification comprises at least two addresses of network interfaces of the host; determining that an acknowledgement is received from each of the plurality of clients, wherein determining that an acknowledgement is received further comprises: determining a timeout has expired, wherein the timeout corresponds to a sent time of a lost consolidated notification; resetting the timeout; resending the lost consolidated notification, and determining whether a file lock matches a hostname of the host in the consolidated notification; and responsive to a determination that the file lock matches the hostname, taking remedial action to avoid data loss relating to pending operations on a file, wherein the file corresponds to the file lock; and responsive to determining that the acknowledgement is received from the each of the plurality of clients, halting resending of consolidated notifications.