System and method for implementing a dynamic change in server operating condition in a secured server network

A non-transitory machine readable medium having stored thereon instructions for implementing a dynamic change in server operating condition in a secured server network, comprising machine executable code which when executed by at least one machine of an application server, causes the machine to:

• operate an application server in a secured server network, wherein the application server processes a plurality of scheduled tasks on behalf of one or more requesting network devices when in an operating mode, wherein the plurality of scheduled tasks are assigned to the application server by a handling server;
• send a stand-by status command from the application server to the handling server indicating that a status of the application server has changed from the operating mode to a stand-by mode, wherein the handling server does not schedule any new tasks to be processed by the application server when in the stand-by mode;
• process, at the application server, all already scheduled tasks to produce results for each of the already scheduled tasks while in the stand-by mode;
• and
• send the results associated with each of the already scheduled tasks to the handling server, wherein the results are routed from the handling server to corresponding requesting network devices.

A computer system having a secured server network including a handling server and a plurality of application servers configured to implement a dynamic change in server operating condition, the application server comprising:

• a server interface configured to allow communications with a handling server;
• a memory;
• a processor coupled to the server interface and the memory, the processor operative to:
• operate the application server in the secured server network, wherein the application server processes a plurality of scheduled tasks on behalf of one or more requesting network devices when in an operating mode, wherein the plurality of scheduled tasks are assigned to the application server by a handling server;
• send a stand-by status command from the application server to the handling server indicating that a status of the application server has changed from the operating mode to a stand-by mode, wherein the handling server does not schedule any new tasks to be processed by the application server when in the stand-by mode;
• process, at the application server, all already scheduled tasks to produce results for each of the already scheduled tasks while in the stand-by mode;
• and
• send the results associated with each of the already scheduled tasks to the handling server, wherein the results are routed from the handling server to corresponding requesting network devices.