1. A system for detecting liveness of a target server in a server farm network comprising: a first programmable network interface card in the target server, wherein said first programmable network interface card includes logic for liveness detection of said target server via at least one liveness parameter; and a second programmable network interface card that in a management server of said server farm network, wherein said second programmable network interface card includes logic for communication a liveness parameter between the target sever and the management server.