Method for interlocking a server to a server system and a computer system utilizing the same
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1. A method for interlocking a plurality of servers to a server system comprising:
- a) assigning an identifier to each of the plurality of servers, wherein the identifier uniquely identifies the server system and associates each of the plurality of servers to the server system; and
, at a time after the assignment of the identifier, autonomously checking a number of servers installed in the server system to ensure that each of the number of installed servers is interlocked to the server system and to protect the server system from an unauthorized server.
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Abstract
A method for interlocking a plurality of servers to a server system is disclosed. The method comprises assigning an identifier to each of the plurality of servers, wherein the identifier associates each of the plurality of servers to the server system, thereby defining a plurality of interlocked servers.
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1. A method for interlocking a plurality of servers to a server system comprising:
a) assigning an identifier to each of the plurality of servers, wherein the identifier uniquely identifies the server system and associates each of the plurality of servers to the server system; and
, at a time after the assignment of the identifier, autonomously checking a number of servers installed in the server system to ensure that each of the number of installed servers is interlocked to the server system and to protect the server system from an unauthorized server.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer readable recordable medium containing program instructions for interlocking a plurality of servers to a server system the instructions for:
a) assigning an identifier to each of the plurality of servers, wherein the identifier uniquely identifies the server system and associates each of the plurality of servers to the server system; and
, at a time after the assignment of the identifier, autonomously checking a number of servers installed in the server system to ensure that each of the number of installed server is interlocked to the server system and to protect the server system from an unauthorized server.- View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A system for interlocking a plurality of servers to a server system comprising:
an interlock mechanism for assigning an identifier to each of the plurality of servers, wherein the identifier uniquely identifies the server system and associates each of the plurality of servers to the server system, wherein a number of servers installed in the server system are autonomously checked to ensure that each of the number of installed servers is interlocked to the server system and to protect the server system from an unauthorized server, the interlock mechanism comprising a module of automated computing machinery, the automated computing machinery comprising an aggregation of computer hardware and software. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A computer server system comprising:
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a plurality of servers; a management module coupled to the plurality of servers; and an interlock mechanism coupled to the management module, wherein the interlock mechanism assigns to each of the plurality of servers an identifier that uniquely identifies the server system and associates each of the plurality of servers to the server system, wherein a number of servers installed in the server system are, at a time after the assignment of the identifier, autonomously checked to ensure that each of the number of installed servers is interlocked to the server system and to protect the server system from an unauthorized server. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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