Systems and methods for automatic repair and replacement of networked machines
First Claim
1. A system for automatic replacement of machines in a computer network, comprising:
- a database of configuration information, the database including configuration information for a plurality of available replacement machines and for a failed machine;
a machine assignment device in communication with the database and configured to identify and assign one of the plurality of available replacement machines as a replacement machine for the failed machine based on a comparison of the configuration information for the failed machine to those for the plurality of available replacement machines; and
a configuration device in communication with the machine assignment device for generating configuration data for replacement of the failed machine with the replacement machine in the computer network.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for automatic repair and replacement of computing machines are disclosed. The system may generally include a database including configuration information for the available replacement machines and a failed machine, a machine assignment module to assign a replacement machine based on a comparison of the configuration information for the failed machine and the available replacement machines, and a configuration module for generating configuration data for replacement of the failed machine with the replacement machine in the computer network. The machine assignment module may compare certain configuration parameters such as processor speed, disk drive size, and/or amount of RAM, between the failed machine and the available replacement machines. A replacement module may copy data from another copy of the failed machine in the computer network into the replacement machine. An installation module may install the configuration data in, e.g., dependent machines, and restart the dependent machines.
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32 Claims
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1. A system for automatic replacement of machines in a computer network, comprising:
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a database of configuration information, the database including configuration information for a plurality of available replacement machines and for a failed machine; a machine assignment device in communication with the database and configured to identify and assign one of the plurality of available replacement machines as a replacement machine for the failed machine based on a comparison of the configuration information for the failed machine to those for the plurality of available replacement machines; and a configuration device in communication with the machine assignment device for generating configuration data for replacement of the failed machine with the replacement machine in the computer network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for automatic replacement of machines in a computer network, comprising:
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identifying a failed machine in the computer network; performing a lookup in a database of configuration information containing configuration information for a plurality of available replacement machines and for the failed machine; identifying and assigning a replacement machine selected from the available replacement machines, the identifying and assignment being based on a comparison of the configuration information for the failed machine to those of the plurality of available replacement machines; and generating configuration data for replacement of the failed machine with the replacement machine in the computer network. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer program product embodied on a computer-readable storage medium, the computer program product including instructions which when executed by a computer system are operable to cause the computer system to perform acts comprising:
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identifying a failed machine in the computer network; performing a lookup in a database of configuration information containing configuration information for a plurality of available replacement machines and for the failed machine; identifying and assigning a replacement machine selected from the available replacement machines, the identifying and assignment being based on a comparison of the configuration information for the failed machine to those of the plurality of available replacement machines; and generating configuration data for replacement of the failed machine with the replacement machine in the computer network. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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