Clustered/fail-over remote hardware management system
First Claim
1. A clustered/fail-over remote hardware management system, comprising:
- a plurality of servers each having one or more hardware devices, wherein the plurality of servers include a home server and one or more neighboring servers, wherein the home server comprises;
one or more native embedded remote assistants (ERAs), each of the one or more native ERAs comprises a first monitoring module, wherein each of the one or more native ERAs monitors the hardware devices in the home server using the first monitoring module, and wherein each neighboring server comprises;
one or more backup ERAs, each of the one or more backup ERAs comprises a second monitoring module; and
a remote management station (RMS) coupled to the one or more native ERAs and the one or more backup ERAs, wherein the RMS is capable of remotely managing operation of the plurality of servers, and wherein the one or more backup ERAs in the one or more neighboring servers monitor each native ERA using the second monitoring module.
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Abstract
A system and corresponding method for providing clustered/fail-over remote hardware management includes a plurality of servers, each having one or more hardware devices. The servers includes a home server and one or more neighboring servers. The home server includes one or more native embedded remote assistants (ERAs) capable of monitoring the hardware devices in the home server, and each neighboring server includes one or more backup ERAs. The clustered/fail-over system further includes a remote management station (RMS) coupled to the native ERA and the backup ERAs, and capable of remotely managing operation of the plurality of servers. Each native ERA is also monitored by the backup ERAs for failure. If one of the native ERAs fails, the backup ERAs monitors the hardware devices in the home server, and reports failure of the hardware devices to the RMS.
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1. A clustered/fail-over remote hardware management system, comprising:
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a plurality of servers each having one or more hardware devices, wherein the plurality of servers include a home server and one or more neighboring servers, wherein the home server comprises;
one or more native embedded remote assistants (ERAs), each of the one or more native ERAs comprises a first monitoring module, wherein each of the one or more native ERAs monitors the hardware devices in the home server using the first monitoring module, and wherein each neighboring server comprises;
one or more backup ERAs, each of the one or more backup ERAs comprises a second monitoring module; and
a remote management station (RMS) coupled to the one or more native ERAs and the one or more backup ERAs, wherein the RMS is capable of remotely managing operation of the plurality of servers, and wherein the one or more backup ERAs in the one or more neighboring servers monitor each native ERA using the second monitoring module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for providing clustered/fail-over hardware management, comprising:
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monitoring hardware devices in a home server by a native embedded remote assistant (ERA) located in the home server; and
monitoring the native ERA for failure by one or more backup ERAs located in one or more neighboring servers, wherein the one or more backup ERAs are coupled to the native ERA. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer readable medium providing instructions for clustered/fail-over hardware management, the instructions comprising:
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monitoring hardware devices in a home server by a native embedded remote assistant (ERA) located in the home server; and
monitoring the native ERA for failure by one or more backup ERAs located in one or more neighboring servers, wherein the one or more backup ERAs are coupled to the native ERA. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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