Method and apparatus for synchronizing distributed computer systems
US6317879A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 11, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/1433
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for use in a member hardware system of a distributed collection of hardware systems includes monitor logic that cooperates with like logic of the other hardware systems to collectively monitor wellness of all hardware systems of the distributed collection of hardware systems and determine whether the hardware systems should be re-synchronized. The apparatus also includes reset logic communicatively coupled with the monitor logic that resets the member hardware system and causes the member hardware system to be rebooted off a common system image disposed in a boot one of the distributed collection of hardware systems, responsive to the monitor logic determining the hardware systems should be re-synchronized.
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