A method is established for operating an arrangement of a plurality of
computers that are configured to execute software units. Continuous
monitoring of the plurality of computers and intervening with any failed
computers is performed via a monitoring computer. The software units are
assigned a weighting in accordance with their importance, and the method
steps are invoked in the event of a computer failing. At the monitoring
time, information regarding the failure of all of the failed computers
and software units affected is thereby collected. The software units,
that are affected by the failure or failures, are transferred to other
computers. The transfer is determined via the weighting of the software
units.