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Power conservation in a server cluster

  • US 6,993,571 B2
  • Filed: 08/16/2001
  • Issued: 01/31/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of operating a server cluster including a set of server devices each connected to a local area network, comprising:

  • preventing access to a selected server'"'"'s memory by other servers on the server cluster when the selected server is powered up;

    deactivating the selected server responsive to a decrease in server cluster traffic;

    responsive to deactivating the selected server, permitting the other servers on the cluster to access at least a portion of the selected sewer'"'"'s memory; and

    responsive to a request received by one of the other servers for a file stored in the selected server'"'"'s file cache, retrieving the file from the selected server'"'"'s file cache over the local area network.

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