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Maintaining high availability during N-node failover

US10552272B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 11, 2017
Grant dateFeb 4, 2020
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Expiry dateMay 23, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2201/815
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for reserving resources for a virtual machine to use during failure of an underlying node are disclosed. The system and method include a scheduling module that is configured to reserve resources for the virtual machine on at least one candidate node. To reserve the resources, the scheduling module is configured to identify a list of candidate nodes based upon a qualifier function, rank the candidate nodes based upon a priority function, and determine the candidate nodes that satisfy a high availability threshold. The scheduling module is also configured to select a highest-ranked candidate node that satisfies the high availability threshold and reserve the resources on the highest-ranked candidate node.

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