Methods for performing a failover of a traffic management service and devices thereof

An apparatus for performing a failover of a traffic management service, comprising memory comprising programmed instructions stored in the memory and one or more processors configured to be capable of executing the programmed instructions stored in the memory to:

• allocate unconstrained resources to a standby instance, wherein an active instance processes network traffic, wherein the unconstrained resources are necessary for processing network traffic, and wherein the unconstrained resources are available without constraint to the active instance;
• and
• respond to a detected failure of the active instance by:
• allocating a constrained resource to the standby instance, and
• switching the standby instance from an inactivate status to an active status to enable the standby instance to process network traffic using the constrained resource.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for performing a failover of a traffic management service, comprising executable code which when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to:

• allocate unconstrained resources to a standby instance, wherein an active instance processes network traffic, wherein the unconstrained resources are necessary for processing network traffic, and wherein the unconstrained resources are available without constraint to the active instance;
• and
• respond to a detected failure of the active instance by:
• allocating a constrained resource to the standby instance, and
• switching the standby instance from an inactivate status to an active status to enable the standby instance to process network traffic using the constrained resource.

A network traffic management system, comprising one or more traffic management apparatuses, network server devices, or client devices, the network traffic management system comprising memory comprising programmed instructions stored thereon and one or more processors configured to be capable of executing the stored programmed instructions to:

• allocate unconstrained resources to a standby instance, wherein an active instance processes network traffic, wherein the unconstrained resources are necessary for processing network traffic, and wherein the unconstrained resources are available without constraint to the active instance;
• and
• respond to a detected failure of the active instance by:
• allocating a constrained resource to the standby instance, and
• switching the standby instance from an inactivate status to an active status to enable the standby instance to process network traffic using the constrained resource.