REPLACING SYSTEM HARDWARE
First Claim
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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Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing spare partition units in a partitionable computing device is disclosed. The method comprises detecting if a spare partition unit is required for addition or replacement in a local operating system and if a spare partition unit is required for addition, initiating an addition of a spare partition unit. If a spare partition unit is required for replacement, a replacement of a failing partition unit with a spare partition unit is initiated; part of the memory of the failing partition unit is passively migrated into the memory of the spare partition unit'"'"'s partition; part of the memory of the failing partition unit is also actively migrated into the memory of the spare partition unit'"'"'s partition; and the partitionable computing device is cleaned up. Partition units are replaced without requiring that computer-executable instructions be recompiled.
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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:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-readable medium containing computer executable instructions for managing spare partition units in a partitionable computing device comprising a global management entity and a plurality of local operating systems that when executed, cause the global management entity and certain local operating systems of the plurality of local operating systems to:
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(a) determine if a spare partition unit is required for addition or replacement in a local operating system; (b) if a spare partition unit is required for addition, initiate an addition of a spare partition unit;
else;(i) initiate a replacement of a failing partition unit with a spare partition unit; (ii) passively migrate the spare partition unit into the failing partition unit'"'"'s partition; (iii) actively migrate the spare partition unit into the failing partition unit'"'"'s partition; and (iv) clean-up the partitionable computing device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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