Method and apparatus for configuring a cluster system, and system

An apparatus for configuring a cluster system including a member device and a main device, wherein the member device comprises at least one monitoring module and at least one switched fabric board, and the apparatus comprises:

• a request answer signal sending unit, configured to enable a switched fabric board of the member device to send a request answer signal for requesting a main control board that receives the request answer signal to answer the request answer signal;
• a determining unit, configured to enable the switched fabric board of the member device to determine an address of a main monitoring module when the switched fabric board of the member device does not receive an answer signal of the request answer signal, wherein the main monitoring module is one of the at least one monitoring module, and wherein a result of the determining comprises that:
• the main monitoring module is located on one of the at least one switched fabric board;
• and
• a main monitoring module address sending unit, configured to, enable the switched fabric board to send the address of the main monitoring module to a main control board of the main device.

A cluster system comprising:

• a main device,
• a member device comprising at least one monitoring module and at least one switched fabric board, and
• an apparatus comprising a processor and memory storing executable instructions, wherein the processor executes the instructions so as to be configured to enable a switched fabric board of the member device to:
• send a request answer signal for requesting a main control board that receives the request answer signal to answer the request answer signal;
• determine an address of an main monitoring module when the switched fabric board of the member device does not receive an answer signal of the request answer signal, wherein the main monitoring module is one of the at least one monitoring module, wherein a result of the determining comprises that:
• the main monitoring module is located on one of the at least one switched fabric board, or the main monitoring module is independent of any of the at least one switched fabric board;
• and
• send an address of the main monitoring module to a main control board of the main device.

An apparatus, the apparatus comprising

• at least one switched fabric board;
• a memory storing computer executable instructions;
• and
• a processor in communication with the memory, wherein the processor execute the instructions so as to be configured to:
• enable one of the at least one switched fabric board to send a request answer signal for requesting a main control board that receives the request answer signal to answer the request answer signal;
• determine an address of an main monitoring module if the switched fabric board sending the request answer signal does not receive an answer signal of the request answer signal, wherein a result of the determining comprises that:
• the main monitoring module is located on one of the at least one switched fabric board, or the main monitoring module is independent of any of the at least one switched fabric board;
• and
• send the address of the main monitoring module to a main control board of a main device.