Method of increasing system availability by assigning process pairs to processor pairs

摘要

Processors are assigned in a multiprocessor environment to a plurality of processes that are executed in the multiprocessor environment. Each process has a process pair defined by a primary process that executes on a first processor and a backup process that executes on a second processor. The processors are in communication with one another via a communication network. The plurality of processors are organized into predefined processor pairs. Every process pair is assigned to one of the processor pairs, wherein no process pairs span across different processor pairs.