Detecting and recovering from process failures
US8468386B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/1482
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A service is used to process files. The processing of the files is performed by worker services that are assigned to process a portion of the files. Each worker service that is processing a portion of the files is assigned a unique identifier. Using the identifier information, the set of worker services currently active are monitored along with the work assigned to each process. When a worker server determines that a worker service has failed, the work assigned to the failed worker service can be automatically determined and a new worker service can be started to process that work. Any new worker service that is started is assigned a unique identifier, so the work assigned to it can be similarly tracked.
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