Controlling the operating state of a fault-tolerant computer system
US10095590B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 5, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/815
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A fault tolerant computer system having two virtual machines (VMs), each running on a separate host device, is connected over a network to one or more I/O devices. The system operates to monitor the health of one or more operational characteristics associated with each VM, and in the event that the health of both virtual machines dictates that one or the other of the VMs should be downgraded, but the system is not able to determine which VM should be downgraded and there is an imbalance in a monitored system operational characteristic, the system can defer downgrading one VM for a selected period of time during which the operational characteristic that is in imbalance is monitored. If the imbalance is resolved, the downgrade is cancelled, if an operational fault is confirmed prior to the expiration of the deferral period or if the deferral period expires, then one host is downgraded.
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