Providing failover assurance in a device
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1. A method for use in or with a system including primary elements and failover elements, the method comprising:
- a) generating a baseline configuration of the system;
b) generating a configuration instance of the system;
c) determining whether a desired degree of failover exists based on the baseline configuration of the system and the configuration instance of the system;
d) if it is determined that a desired degree of failover does not exist, then reporting that the desired degree of failover does not exist;
e) generating a new configuration instance of the system;
f) re-determining whether a desired degree of failover exists based on the baseline configuration of the system and the new configuration instance of the system; and
g) if it is again determined that a desired degree of failover does not exists, then reporting that the desired degree of failover does not exist, wherein the act of reporting that the desired degree of failover does not exist persists until it is determined that a desired degree of failover exists.
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Abstract
A desired level of failover in a system is ensured by (i) capturing information about elements, such as components, modules, sub-systems, data, programs, routines, and/or information, etc. (referred to generally as “elements”), (ii) determining whether failover is compromised to an unacceptable degree, and (iii) persistently reporting compromised failover until proper remedial actions are taken.
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1. A method for use in or with a system including primary elements and failover elements, the method comprising:
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a) generating a baseline configuration of the system; b) generating a configuration instance of the system; c) determining whether a desired degree of failover exists based on the baseline configuration of the system and the configuration instance of the system; d) if it is determined that a desired degree of failover does not exist, then reporting that the desired degree of failover does not exist; e) generating a new configuration instance of the system; f) re-determining whether a desired degree of failover exists based on the baseline configuration of the system and the new configuration instance of the system; and g) if it is again determined that a desired degree of failover does not exists, then reporting that the desired degree of failover does not exist, wherein the act of reporting that the desired degree of failover does not exist persists until it is determined that a desired degree of failover exists. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for use in or with a system including primary elements and failover elements, the method comprising:
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a) generating a baseline configuration of the system; b) generating a configuration instance of the system; c) determining whether a desired degree of failover exists based on the baseline configuration of the system and the configuration instance of the system; and d) if it is determined that a desired degree of failover does not exist, then reporting that the desired degree of failover does not exist, wherein the act of reporting that the desired degree of failover does not exist sends reports to multiple entities, based on a policy. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for use in or with a system including primary elements and failover elements, the apparatus comprising:
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a) an input for accepting a baseline configuration of the system and a configuration instance of the system; b) comparison facility for determining whether a desired degree of failover exists based on the baseline configuration of the system and the configuration instance of the system; and c) a reporting facility for reporting that the desired degree of failover does not exist if it is determined that a desired degree of failover does not exist, wherein the input accepts new configuration instances of the system, wherein the comparison facility re-determines whether a desired degree of failover exits based on the baseline configuration of the system and the new configuration instance of the system, and wherein the reporting facility repeatedly reports that the desired degree of failover does not exist until the comparison facility determines that the desired degree of failover exists. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus for use in or with a system including primary elements and failover elements, the apparatus comprising:
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a) an input for accepting a baseline configuration of the system and a configuration instance of the system; b) comparison facility for determining whether a desired degree of failover exists based on the baseline configuration of the system and the configuration instance of the system; and c) a reporting facility for reporting that the desired degree of failover does not exist if it is determined that a desired degree of failover does not exist, wherein the reporting facility sends reports that the desired degree of failover does not exist to multiple entities, based on a policy. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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