Multi-synch of a primary automation device with multiple secondaries

A system for synchronizing controllers for automation control, the system comprising:

• a plurality of redundancy elements arranged in an automation control system comprising a plurality of nodes, wherein the plurality of redundancy elements include at least one primary controller and a plurality of concurrent secondary controllers, and wherein a back-up to the at least one primary controller exists on at least one node among the plurality of nodes;
• the back-up of the at least one primary controller by a first concurrent secondary controller among the plurality of concurrent secondary controllers;
• and
• a second concurrent secondary controller as a new and as an alternate secondary controller to the first concurrent secondary controller, wherein the second concurrent secondary controller is created using a trickle synch mechanism;
• wherein the system is configured to move, using a M:N redundancy, the first concurrent secondary controller to another node among the plurality of nodes for load balancing or an equipment update to facilitate prevention of a loss during a shut down or a disruption to the automation control system,
• where M=a total number of nodes and N=a number of failed nodes in the M:N redundancy,
• wherein the M:N redundancy relates to a backup to the at least one primary controller existing on any node in a hive comprising a collection of physical controllers as a single virtual pool of compute to float across any hardware within the automation control system,
• when nodes among the plurality of nodes fail thereby comprising failed nodes, the remaining nodes adapt and both fail over any of the primary controller on the failed nodes and reestablish the secondary controller capability on remaining M-N nodes in the M:N redundancy.

A system for synchronizing controllers for automation control, comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-usable medium embodying computer program code, the computer-usable medium capable of communicating with at least one processor, the computer program code comprising instructions executable by the at least one processor and configured for:
• arranging a plurality of redundancy elements in an automation control system comprising a plurality of nodes, wherein the plurality of redundancy elements include at least one primary controller and a plurality of concurrent secondary controllers, and wherein a back-up to the at least one primary controller exists on at least one node among the plurality of nodes;
• backing-up the at least one primary controller by a first concurrent secondary controller among the plurality of concurrent secondary controllers
• creating using a trickle synch mechanism, a second concurrent secondary controller for the at least one primary controller, wherein the second concurrent secondary controller is maintained as a new and as an alternate secondary controller to the first concurrent secondary controller;
• and
• moving, using a M:N redundancy, the at least one secondary controller to another node among the plurality of nodes for load balancing or an equipment update to facilitate prevention of a loss during a shut down or a disruption to the automation control system,
• where M=a total number of nodes and N=a number of failed nodes in the M:N redundancy,
• wherein the M:N redundancy relates to a backup to the at least one primary controller existing on any node in a hive comprising a collection of physical controllers as a single virtual pool of compute to float across any hardware within the automation control system,
• when nodes among the plurality of nodes fail thereby comprising failed nodes, the remaining nodes among the plurality of nodes adapt and fail over any of the primary controller on the failed nodes and reestablish the secondary controller capability on the remaining M-N nodes in the M:N redundancy.