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REPLACING SYSTEM HARDWARE

  • US 20080120518A1
  • Filed: 02/15/2007
  • Published: 05/22/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of managing spare partition units in a partitionable computing device by a global management entity, the method comprising:

  • determining if a spare partition unit is required for addition or replacement in a local operating system; and

    if a spare partition is required for addition, initiating an addition of a spare partition unit, else;

    (a) initiating a replacement of a failing partition unit with a spare partition unit;

    (b) passively migrating the spare partition unit into the failing partition unit'"'"'s partition;

    (c) actively migrating the spare partition unit into the failing partition unit'"'"'s partition; and

    (d) cleaning up the partitionable computing device.

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