Server fail-over system
US6145089A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 10, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/2007
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for a server fail-over system is provided. The fail-over system includes a plurality of servers for providing a plurality of services. Each server may provide more than one service. The plurality of servers includes a first server for providing a first service, the system further including a client for consuming the plurality of services, including the first service. A network connects the client to the plurality of servers. If the first server fails to provide the first service, the first service fails over to a second server of the plurality of servers, the second server of the plurality of servers being the highest priority server for providing the first service in the event of failure of the first server.
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