Method and system for rapid repurposing of machines in a clustered, scale-out environment
US7082527B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 11, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/61
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for repurposing a plurality of machines communicatively coupled together. A disk image is transferred to a first machine in the plurality of machines via a network. The disk image repurposes the first one of the plurality of machines to execute a new task. The disk image is then transferred from the first machine to a second machine in the plurality of machines. The first machine is boot on the disk image. The second machine is boot on the disk image received from the first machine.
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