Fail-Over In A Multi-Computer System

a multi-computer system and failure-over technology, applied in the field of management information storage, can solve problems such as impending failure of a processor, and achieve the effect of improving the performance of a user

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-02-07
GOOGLE LLC
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For example, a fail-over condition may indicate failure of a processor, impending failure of a processor, or even that the performance, e.g., the processing capability, of the computer needs to be upgraded or modified.

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[0044] U.S. Provisional Patent 60 / 144,809 titled “A Technique To Extend The Operating Distance Of A Universal Serial Bus” is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety as though fully and completely set forth herein.

[0045] U.S. Pat. No. 6,119,146 titled “Computer Network Having Multiple Remotely Located Human Interfaces Sharing A Common Computing System”, which was filed May 4, 1998, whose inventors are Barry Thornton, Andrew Heller, Daniel Barrett, and Charles Ely, is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety as though fully and completely set forth herein.

[0046] U.S. Pat. No. 6,038,616 titled “Computer System With Remotely Located Interface Where Signals Are Encoded At The Computer System, Transferred Through A 4-Wire Cable, And Decoded At The Interface”, which was filed May 4, 1998, whose inventors are Barry Thornton, Andrew Heller, Daniel Barrett, and Charles Ely, is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety as though fully and co...

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System and method for managing data fail-over for a computing system comprising a plurality of computers, e.g., computer blades, coupled through a network. A fail-over condition may indicate a component failure, an imminent failure, and / or a need to modify or replace some aspect of a computer. Computers in the system may back up their information to other computers in the system. If a fail-over condition is detected on a first computer, a replacement computer may be loaded with the information from the first computer, optionally from a backup copy stored on another computer (or distributed across multiple computers), and the first computer's peripheral devices (human interface) switched over to the replacement computer. The method may be used to replace a single computer, swap two computers, and / or perform a cascade move among multiple computers, and may be performed automatically in response to the fail-over condition, or initiated by a system administrator.

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PRIORITY CLAIM [0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 301,536 titled “Data Fail-Over For A Multi-Computer System” and filed on Nov. 21, 2002, whose inventors were Syed Mohammad Amir Husain, Todd John Enright and Barry W. Thornton, which claims benefit of priority of U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60 / 332,143 titled “A Fail Forward Networked Storage System,” filed Nov. 21, 2001, whose inventor was Barry Thornton and which also claims benefit of priority of U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60 / 411,066 titled “Distributed Computing Infrastructure” filed on Sep. 16, 2002, whose inventors were Amir Husain, Todd Enright, and Barry Thornton.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates generally to managing information storage between two or more computers and specifically to remedying computer fail-over conditions. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] Many commercial business...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06F11/07G06F9/445G06F11/20H04L69/40
CPCG06F11/2033H04L69/40G06F11/2097G06F11/2048
Inventor HUSAIN, SYED MOHAMMAD AMIRENRIGHT, TODD JOHNTHORNTON, BARRY W.
Owner GOOGLE LLC
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