System and method for storing storage operating system data...

Details System and method for storing storage operating system data... System and method for storing storage operating system data...

2011-07-26

2011-07-26

Thai, Tuan V. (Department: 2185)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Control technique

C711S100000, C711S114000, C711S147000, C711S148000, C709S200000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07987323

ABSTRACT:
A computer server system and a method for operating the system are described. An address and a status of each computer device of a plurality of computer devices accessible to a switch is written into a memory in the switch. The status of a first computer device which is off line is set to indicate that the first computer device is off line. The status information is read from the memory in the switch by a second computer device so that the second computer device knows that the first computer device is off line. Embodiments are described where the status of a data storage device and the status of a server are written to the memory in the switch.

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