Systems and methods for facilitating substantially continuous availability of multi-tier applications within computer clusters
US8935563B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/2025
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented method may include (1) identifying at least one computer cluster configured to (a) facilitate substantially continuous availability of at least one multi-tier application that includes a plurality of discrete architectural layers and (b) provide a plurality of virtual machines configured to execute the discrete architectural layers within the multi-tier application, (2) detecting a failure that prevents at least one node within the computer cluster from providing at least one virtual machine configured to execute at least one discrete architectural layer within the multi-tier application, (3) identifying a different node capable of providing the virtual machine within the computer cluster, and then (4) directing the different node within the computer cluster to provide the virtual machine in order to facilitate substantially continuous availability of all of the discrete architectural layers within the multi-tier application despite the detected failure. Various other systems, methods, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
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