System and method for providing services for offline servers using the same network address
US7502861B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 19, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/40
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system, method and computer program product for controlling virtual private servers includes a plurality of virtual private servers running on a host computer. An address and a unique identifier can be associated with each virtual private server. A control procedure(s) is within each corresponding virtual private server, and can be used to control that virtual private server in response to control commands. A control interface is outside the virtual private servers and can be used for control of the virtual private servers in response to control commands. The virtual private server can be a Virtual Private Server. The control command can be executable by both the control procedure(s) and the control interface, or can be executable by the control interface if the control procedure(s) is unreachable, or can be executable by the control interface if the virtual private server has failed, or can be executable even if the virtual private server is inaccessible. The control interface can be accessible by using multiple addresses and identifiers.
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