Diagnosing crashes in distributed computing systems
US6675315B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 5, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/0748
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Mechanisms are provided for preserving data wherein one or more nodes in a distributed computing system experiences an error. In one embodiment, when an error occurs, an error event is identified. Based on this error event, a set of identified execution units is suspended and a set of identified data is collected. All suspended execution units are then released, i.e., allowed to continue execution at the point where the units were suspended. The data collected during suspension is then used to diagnose the cause of the error.
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