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System and method for managing virtual and dedicated servers

  • US 10,305,743 B1
  • Filed: 03/15/2016
  • Issued: 05/28/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/08/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A hosting system, comprising:

  • a plurality of virtual servers provisioned on a plurality of grids of hardware nodes, wherein the plurality of virtual servers include a first virtual server on a first grid for a first user and a second virtual server on a second grid for a second user;

    a plurality of dedicated servers including a first dedicated server for the first user and a second dedicated server for the second user;

    a switch configured to, in response to the first virtual server and the second virtual server having overlapping virtual local area network (VLAN) identifications (IDs), define a first broadcast domain for the first user and a second broadcast domain for the second user, place the first virtual server and the first dedicated server in the first broadcast domain, and place the second virtual server and the second dedicated server in the second broadcast domain;

    wherein the switch is further configured to define the first broadcast domain and the second broadcast domain by assigning respective local VLAN IDs to the first and second dedicated servers, and mapping the overlapping VLAN IDs of the first and second virtual servers to the respective local VLAN IDs.

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