SWITCH FAILURE RECOVERY SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A switch failure recovery system, comprising:
- a network;
a backup device that is coupled to the network; and
a first switch that includes a first switch memory system, that is coupled to the network, and that is configured to;
store a first switch configuration in the first switch memory system;
detect a failure issue associated with an imminent failure of the first switch;
retrieve the first switch configuration from the first switch memory system; and
send the first switch configuration over the network to the backup device.
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Abstract
A switch failure recovery system includes a network and a backup device that is coupled to the network. A first switch that includes a first switch memory system is also coupled to the network. The first switch stores a first switch configuration in the first switch memory system. The first switch then detects a failure issue associated with an imminent failure of the first switch and, in response, retrieves the first switch configuration from the first switch memory system, The first switch then sends the first switch configuration over the network to the backup device prior to an inability to communicate over the network due to the failure issue. The backup device may then provide the first switch configuration for application to the first switch (upon recovery) or a second switch that is coupled to the network.
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1. A switch failure recovery system, comprising:
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a network; a backup device that is coupled to the network; and a first switch that includes a first switch memory system, that is coupled to the network, and that is configured to; store a first switch configuration in the first switch memory system; detect a failure issue associated with an imminent failure of the first switch; retrieve the first switch configuration from the first switch memory system; and send the first switch configuration over the network to the backup device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An information handling system (IHS), comprising:
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a chassis; a communication interface that is located in the chassis and that is configured to couple to a backup device; a processing system that is located in the chassis and that is coupled to the communication interface; and a memory system that is located in the chassis, coupled to the processing system, and that includes instructions that, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to provide a failure detection and response engine that is configured to; store a first configuration of the IHS in the memory system; detect a failure issue associated with an imminent failure of the IHS; retrieve the first configuration from the memory system; and send the first configuration through the communication interface to the backup device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A switch failure recovery method, comprising:
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storing, by a first switch in a first switch memory system, a first switch configuration; detecting, by the first switch, a failure issue associated with an imminent failure of the first switch; retrieving, by the first switch from the first switch memory system, the first switch configuration; and sending, by the first switch, the first switch configuration to a backup device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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