Network switching apparatus, server system and server migration method for server system
US7849168B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 25, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 25, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/467
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network switching apparatus, a server system and a server migration method for the server system are provided which can perform server migration easily. The server system has a physical server, a physical server having a server virtualization mechanism, a network switching apparatus having a plurality of ports and a management server connected to the network switching apparatus for managing a server migration process for using a migration destination virtual server as the physical server of a migration source, wherein the management server has a migration mechanism for transmitting setting information to be designated to the plurality of ports to the network switching apparatus during the server migration process, and the network switching apparatus changes settings of the plurality of ports in accordance with the transmitted setting information on the plurality of ports.
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