Method and system for autonomously rebuilding a failed server and a computer system utilizing the same
US7194655B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 12, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/1662
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for autonomously rebuilding a failed one of a plurality of servers and a computer system utilizing the same is disclosed. In a first aspect, the method comprises providing a bus for allowing a recovery mechanism to access each of the plurality of servers and utilizing the recovery mechanism to rebuild the failed server onto another server. In a second aspect, the computer system comprises a plurality of servers, a management module for monitoring and managing the plurality of servers, a recovery mechanism coupled to the management module, and a bus coupling the recovery mechanism to each of the plurality of servers, wherein the recovery mechanism rebuilds a failed server onto another of the plurality of servers.
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