Server restart management via stability time

A computer system, comprising:

• a processor, a system memory, and a bus that couples various system components including the system memory to the processor, the system configured to perform a method comprising:
• specifying, by a processing device, a stability time for a server, the stability time defining a time between a starting state of the server and a stability point of the server;
• monitoring, by an availability manager, server activity to determine an availability status of the server;
• determining that the server is stable in response to the server activity progressing to the stability point within the stability time;
• and
• determining that the server is unreliable in response to the server activity failing to progress to the stability point within the stability time.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code stored thereon that, when executed, performs a method, the method comprising:
• specifying, by a processing device, a stability time for a server, the stability time defining a time between a starting state of the server and a stability point of the server;
• monitoring, by an availability manager, server activity to determine an availability status of the server;
• determining that the server is stable in response to the server activity progressing to the stability point within the stability time;
• and
• determining that the server is unreliable in response to the server activity failing to progress to the stability point within the stability time.