Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support – Digital data processing system initialization or configuration – Loading initialization program
Reexamination Certificate
2011-02-22
2011-02-22
Stoynov, Stefan (Department: 2116)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support
Digital data processing system initialization or configuration
Loading initialization program
C713S001000, C709S222000, C712S028000, C714S003000, C714S036000, C717S176000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07895428
ABSTRACT:
Applying firmware updates to servers in a data center, the servers including one or more active servers and a standby server, each server mapped to separate remote computer boot storage, including applying the firmware updates to the standby server; selecting an active server for firmware updating; powering off the selected active server by the system management server; remapping the standby server to the remote computer boot storage for the selected active server; rebooting the standby server from the remote computer boot storage for the selected active server, designating the standby server as an active server; remapping the selected active server to the remote computer boot storage formerly mapped to the standby server; and rebooting the selected active server from the remote boot storage formerly mapped to the standby server, designating the selected active server as a standby server.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5966301 (1999-10-01), Cook et al.
patent: 6237091 (2001-05-01), Firooz et al.
patent: 6560703 (2003-05-01), Goodman
patent: 6675258 (2004-01-01), Bramhall et al.
patent: 6738801 (2004-05-01), Kawaguchi et al.
patent: 6789157 (2004-09-01), Lilja et al.
patent: 6842857 (2005-01-01), Lee et al.
patent: 7055148 (2006-05-01), Marsh et al.
patent: 7065673 (2006-06-01), Subramaniam et al.
patent: 7103641 (2006-09-01), Brannock
patent: 7185191 (2007-02-01), Bosley et al.
patent: 7197634 (2007-03-01), Kruger et al.
patent: 7240188 (2007-07-01), Takata et al.
patent: 2004/0054883 (2004-03-01), Goodman et al.
patent: 2004/0205779 (2004-10-01), Almeida et al.
ITOH; System Firmware Update Method before Rebooting the Operating System; RD v42 n425 Sep. 1999 article 42586; 1999; AAA99A060459; Japan.
IQSTOR; Using Nondisruptive Firmware Upgrade For Business Continuance; iQstor, Automated Storage Expertise.
Boland, IV James F.
Chu Simon C.
Dake Gregory W.
Kern Eric R.
Biggers & Ohanian LLP
International Business Machines - Corporation
Lenart Edward J.
Seal Cynthia G.
Stoynov Stefan
LandOfFree
Applying firmware updates to servers in a data center does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Applying firmware updates to servers in a data center, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Applying firmware updates to servers in a data center will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2628912