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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WEIGHTED MONITORING OF NETWORK SERVICES

  • US 20080043617A1
  • Filed: 08/21/2006
  • Published: 02/21/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for determining service availability using a plurality of weighted monitoring agents, the method comprising:

  • (a) establishing, by an appliance, a plurality of agents, the plurality of agents monitoring a service executing on a server, and each agent having an assigned weight;

    (b) computing, by the appliance, a sum of the assigned weights of the agents reporting the service as currently operational;

    (c) determining, by the appliance, the sum falls below a given threshold; and

    (d) transmitting, by the appliance, an indication that the service is unusable.

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