Retry mechanism for remote operation failure in distributed computing environment

A method for performing a system operation on a remote node, comprising the steps of:

• receiving a request to perform the system operation on the remote node;
• responsive to the request for performing the system operation on the remote node, issuing a magic packet to the remote node over a network;
• and
• issuing a set of commands over the network to the remote node to perform the system operation.

A method for retrying a system operation on a remote node, comprising the steps of:

• receiving a request to perform a system operation on a remote node;
• determining a current network state;
• responsive to determining a first network state, entering an optimistic mode for retrying the system operation, wherein commands are issued to the remote node to perform the system action, and upon failure of the remote node to respond, issuing a magic packet to the remote node and subsequently issuing the commands to the remote node a second time;
• and
• responsive to determining a second network state, entering a preemptive mode for retrying the system operation, wherein a magic packet is issued to the remote node prior to issuing the commands to perform the system action to the remote node.

A computer program product in a computer readable medium for retrying a system operation on a remote node, comprising:

• means for issuing a set of commands over a network to a remote node to perform a system operation;
• means responsive to a failure by the remote node to perform the requested system operation for determining whether the remote node could be in a node down state;
• means responsive to the determination that the remote could be in the node down state for issuing a magic packet to the remote node;
• and
• means for issuing the set of commands to the remote node to perform the system operation.

A system for performing a system operation on a remote node, comprising:

• means for receiving a request to perform the system operation on the remote node;
• means responsive to the request for performing the system operation on the remote node for issuing a magic packet to the remote node over a network;
• and
• means for issuing a set of commands over the network to the remote node to perform the system operation.