What is the impact of an Application Server process failure?

The impact of an Application Server process failure primarily involves requests that are currently being handled. When a server process fails, any requests that are already being processed will likely fail as well. However, requests that have not yet been processed can still be routed to other operational servers in the environment, allowing for some continuity in service.

This capability of routing unprocessed requests is a fundamental feature of many application server architectures designed to enhance reliability and availability. By distributing incoming requests among several servers, the system minimizes downtime and ensures that users can still access services even if one server fails.

In contrast to the other statements, where some suggest complete loss of requests or failure of all subsequent requests, this approach effectively mitigates the impact of a single server process failure by leveraging the remaining resources within the application server framework. Therefore, while ongoing requests will indeed fail, the system as a whole remains functional by rerouting new requests to available processes.