Method and apparatus for high-speed network adapter failover

Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery – Data processing system error or fault handling – Reliability and availability

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10897356

ABSTRACT:
A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for facilitating failover between network adapters. A failure of a first network adapter is detected in a device driver layer. In response to detecting the failure, the transmission of data is changed by the device driver layer to a second network adapter.

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