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Method for mutual computer process monitoring and restart

  • US 20020184295A1
  • Filed: 05/24/2001
  • Published: 12/05/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for detecting a termination of a process within a plurality of processes in a data processing system, the method comprising the steps of:

  • establishing, within the plurality of processes, a monitoring policy, wherein the monitoring policy assigns a first process within the plurality of processes to monitor a second process within the plurality of processes;

    responsive to a termination of execution of the second process, determining the cause of the execution termination by the first process; and

    responsive to a determination that the second process terminated execution in an abnormal manner, attempting to restart the second process by the first process.

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