COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
COMPUTER NETWORKING
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A web of servers where all servers must fail for the network to fail
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A lone link in a network that can bring down the whole network if it fails
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A client that can crash and bring down the network
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A web of clients on a network where all clients must fail for the network to fail
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Detailed explanation-1: -A single point of failure (SPOF) is a potential risk posed by a flaw in the design, implementation or configuration of a circuit or system. SPOF refers to one fault or malfunction that can cause an entire system to stop operating.
Detailed explanation-2: -Single points of failure and redundancy Any component that would cause the entire system to stop operating if it failed is called a single point of failure (SPOF).
Detailed explanation-3: -A single point of failure audit will identify the single points of failure in all functional areas that may negatively impact organisational processes and process flows.
Detailed explanation-4: -If your load balancer now loses its internet connection, power, or breaks for any reason, you will now lose connection to all of your backend servers. We call this moving up the single point of failure, as you have moved the single point of failure up from the application servers to the load balancer.