Reconnection of a client to a server in a transaction processing server cluster

A computer system for reconnecting a client to a server in a transaction processing server cluster having a single address, the computer system comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor in communication with the memory, wherein the computer system is configured to perform a method, said method comprising:
• establishing a connection with a first server in a server cluster and requesting units of work at the first server;
• detecting a failure of the connection with the first server;
• establishing a connection with a second server in the server cluster and requesting units of work at the second server;
• receiving a reconnection request from the first server, wherein the first server has unresolved units of work;
• terminating the connection with the second server including completing current units of work;
• and
• reconnecting with the first server and resynchronizing the unresolved units of work with the first server.

A computer program product for reconnecting a client to a server in a transaction processing server cluster having a single address, the computer program product comprising:

• a computer readable storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising:
• establishing a connection with a first server in a server cluster and requesting units of work at the first server;
• detecting a failure of the connection with the first server;
• establishing a connection with a second server in the server cluster and requesting units of work at the second server;
• receiving a reconnection request from the first server, wherein the first server has unresolved units of work;
• terminating the connection with the second server including completing current units of work;
• and
• reconnecting with the first server and resynchronizing the unresolved units of work with the first server.