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Clustered/fail-over remote hardware management system

  • US 20030177224A1
  • Filed: 03/15/2002
  • Published: 09/18/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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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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