HIGH AVAILABILITY SUPPORT FOR VIRTUAL MACHINES
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for providing failover support for virtual machines in a logical partitioned platform, the method comprising the computer implemented steps of:
- detecting, with a monitoring system, a first failure in a virtual machine in the logical partition platform;
responsive to detecting the failure in the virtual machine, restarting with a partition management firmware the virtual machine in a consistency failover image node utilizing a consistency failover image; and
responsive to identifying a subsequent failure of the virtual machine within a predetermined time, restarting with a partition management firmware the virtual machine in a boot failover image node utilizing a boot failover image.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method, a tangible computer storage medium, and a data processing system provide high availability support for virtual machines in a logical partitioned platform. A monitoring system detect a failure in the virtual machine. Partition management firmware then restarts the virtual machine in a consistency failover image node utilizing a consistency failover image. If a subsequent failure of the virtual machine is detected within a predetermined time, partition management firmware restarts the virtual machine in a boot failover image node utilizing a boot failover image.
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21 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for providing failover support for virtual machines in a logical partitioned platform, the method comprising the computer implemented steps of:
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detecting, with a monitoring system, a first failure in a virtual machine in the logical partition platform; responsive to detecting the failure in the virtual machine, restarting with a partition management firmware the virtual machine in a consistency failover image node utilizing a consistency failover image; and responsive to identifying a subsequent failure of the virtual machine within a predetermined time, restarting with a partition management firmware the virtual machine in a boot failover image node utilizing a boot failover image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A tangible computer storage medium having a computer program product encoded thereon for providing high availability support for virtual machines in a logical partitioned platform, the tangible computer storage medium comprising:
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instructions for detecting a first failure in a virtual machine; instructions, responsive to detecting the failure in the virtual machine, for restarting the virtual machine in a consistency failover image node utilizing a consistency failover image; and instructions, responsive to identifying a subsequent failure of the virtual machine within a predetermined time, for restarting the virtual machine in a boot failover image node utilizing a boot failover image. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A data processing system comprising:
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a storage device having computer usable program code encoded thereon for providing high availability support for virtual machines in a logical partitioned platform; a bus system connecting the storage device to a processor; and a processor, wherein the processor executes the computer usable program to detect a first failure in a virtual machine;
responsive to detecting the failure in the virtual machine, to restart the virtual machine in a consistency failover image node utilizing a consistency failover image; and
responsive to identifying a subsequent failure of the virtual machine within a predetermined time, to restart the virtual machine in a boot failover image node utilizing a boot failover image. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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