System and method for communicating a software-generated pulse waveform between two servers in a network
First Claim
1. A method of determining the status of a server comprising:
- transmitting status commands from a server to a device which is coupled to the server, wherein the status commands comprise reserve and release commands; and
determining whether the server is operational based on the status of the device.
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Abstract
A method of monitoring a status condition of a first server with a second server in a server network, and also providing synchronization and messaging between the two servers, the method including: transmitting a software-generated pulse waveform from the first server to a device coupled to the first server, wherein the software-generated pulse waveform is comprises a first command corresponding to a logic level low and a second command corresponding to a logic level high; setting said device to a first state during logic level lows of said pulse waveform and to a second state during logic level highs of said pulse waveform; receiving the software-generated pulse waveform with the second server by determining when said device is in the first state and when it is in the second state; and determining when said device no longer changes from the first state to the second state. In order to provide synchronization and messaging, said pulse waveform is frequency modulated in order to communicate specified commands and/or reference points between the two servers.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of determining the status of a server comprising:
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transmitting status commands from a server to a device which is coupled to the server, wherein the status commands comprise reserve and release commands; and determining whether the server is operational based on the status of the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for determining the status of a server, comprising:
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status commands transmitted from a server to a device which is coupled to the server; and a device status generated by the device in response to the status commands, wherein the device status indicates the status of the server, and wherein the device is a SCSI device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus that determines the status of a server, comprising:
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means for transmitting status commands from a server to a device which is coupled to the server, wherein the status commands comprise reserve and release commands; and means for determining whether the server is operational based on the status of the device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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