DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURABLE FAULT TOLERANCE IN AUTONOMIC COMPUTING WITH MULTIPLE SERVICE POINTS

摘要

A method is described for configuring a system (1) having a plurality of processors (2) to provide the system with at least one cluster of processors, where each cluster has one service point (10). A distance is computed from each processor to other processors in the system (302). A plurality of total distances is then computed (303), where each total distance is associated with one processor. A minimum total distance is determined from the plurality of total distances (304). One processor is assigned to be the service point; this processor is the processor having the minimum total distance associated therewith.