Autonomous service appliance
First Claim
1. A service appliance, comprising:
- a network interface adapted to connect with a network including at least one production server and at least one client; and
an operating system capable of running a plurality of applications, capable of providing an interface for local user loading of additional applications, capable of providing an interface for local user keyboard input, and capable of providing local user display services;
wherein the plurality of applications includes a service application, executed on the service appliance by the operating system, that processes the network traffic to be able to transparently stand in for the at least one production server when a determination is made to failover from a production server to the service application, wherein the service appliance is configured to have a locked state that prevents local running of additional applications other than those provided for prior to entering the locked state, limiting local and remote user administration of and operational control of the operating system and service application.
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Abstract
A service appliance can be installed between one or more production servers running service applications and service users. In the event that a production server is unable to provide its service to users, the service appliance can transparently intervene to maintain service availibility. The service appliance is capable of providing the service using a service application that is differently configured or even a different application than the service applications of the production server. The service appliance may include hardware and/or software to monitor, repair, maintain, and update the service application and other associated software applications and components of service appliance. The service appliance may be configured to have a locked state that prevents local running of additional applications other than those provided for prior to entering the locked state, limiting local and remote user administration of and operational control of the operating system and service application.
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54 Claims
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1. A service appliance, comprising:
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a network interface adapted to connect with a network including at least one production server and at least one client; and
an operating system capable of running a plurality of applications, capable of providing an interface for local user loading of additional applications, capable of providing an interface for local user keyboard input, and capable of providing local user display services;
wherein the plurality of applications includes a service application, executed on the service appliance by the operating system, that processes the network traffic to be able to transparently stand in for the at least one production server when a determination is made to failover from a production server to the service application, wherein the service appliance is configured to have a locked state that prevents local running of additional applications other than those provided for prior to entering the locked state, limiting local and remote user administration of and operational control of the operating system and service application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A service appliance adapted to transparently provide a service in place of a production server, comprising:
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a network interface adapter including at least one network connection adapted to connect with a production server and at least one network connection adapted to connect with a network including at least one client system;
at least one primary microprocessor adapted to execute at least one operating system and a plurality of applications;
a data storage interface adapted to communicate service data with a data storage device; and
a memory device adapted to store at least a portion of the plurality of applications and at least a portion of the service data;
wherein the operating system is adapted to run at least a portion of the plurality of applications, to provide an interface for local user loading of additional applications, to provide an interface for local user keyboard input, and to provide local user display services;
wherein the plurality of applications includes a service application, executed on the service appliance by the operating system, that processes the network traffic to be able to transparently stand in for the at least one production server when a determination is made to failover from a production server to the service application; and
wherein the service appliance is configured to have a locked state that prevents local running of additional applications other than those provided for prior to entering the locked state, limiting local and remote user administration of and operational control of the operating system and service application. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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