Method and an Apparatus for Controlling Executables Running on Blade Servers
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling at least one executable on a blade server having a controller, which is accessible to the blade server and to at least one blade having access to a storage device in association with the controller. The controller has access to a source snapshot of at least one executable stored on the storage device An available blade is selected for loading an instance of a running snapshot associated with the source snapshot, and the instance of the running snapshot is loaded to the available blade.
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68 Claims
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48. A method for controlling operation of at least one executable operating on a blade server while having access to a source snapshot of the at least one executable, the blade server including at least one blade, the method comprising:
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selecting any available one of said at least one blade for loading an instance of a running snapshot associated with said source snapshot; and loading the instance of the running snapshot to the available one of said at least one blade. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 67, 68)
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59. A controlling apparatus for controlling operation of at least one executable operating on a blade server while having access to a source snapshot of the at least one executable, the blasé
- server including at least one blade, the controlling apparatus comprising;
a blade selector for selecting an available one of said at least one blade for loading an instance of a running snapshot associated with said source snapshot; and a snapshot loader for loading the instance of the running snapshot to be available one of said at least one blade. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
- server including at least one blade, the controlling apparatus comprising;
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