Configurationless redundancy
Assigneeepro GmbH
InventorsChristian Pliete, Ralf Kosse
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Abstract
A method for configuring components in a computing system. A selected one of the components is designated as a primary component, the other components thereby automatically adopting a status of secondary component. The designation of the primary component is stored in a first memory that is accessible by at least one of the primary component, at least one secondary component, and the computing system. Upon occurrence of a predetermined computing system event, the first memory is read to determine the designation of the primary component. A configuration file from a second memory is automatically copied to a memory of at least one secondary component, thereby creating a new configuration file in the at least one secondary component.
Claims19
A method for configuring redundant components having common functionality in a computing system, the method comprising the steps of:
- designating a selected one of the components as a primary component, the other components thereby automatically adopting a status of secondary component,
- storing the designation of the primary component in a first memory that is accessible by at least one of the primary component, at least one secondary component, and the computing system,
- storing a configuration of the primary component in a second memory,
- upon occurrence of a predetermined computing system event, reading the second memory to retrieve the configuration of the primary component, and
- automatically copying the configuration of the primary component to a memory of at least one secondary component, thereby creating a new configuration file in the at least one secondary component.
A second component for a computing system, the second component comprising:
- a memory for storing a configuration file,
- a communication link for communicating with at least one of the computing system and first components in communication with the computing system,
- a processor for searching for one of the first components to which the second component is redundant, and when such first component is found, for receiving into the memory of the second component a configuration file from the first component.
A method for configuring components in a computing system, the method comprising the steps of:
- coping a configuration file from a first component in the computing system to a first memory that is accessible by the first component and the computing system,
- removing the first component from the computing system,
- inserting into the computing system a second component having similar functionality to the first component, and
- the computing system automatically copying the configuration file from the first memory to the second component, thereby creating a new configuration file in the second component.
A second component for a computing system, the second component comprising:
- a memory for storing a configuration file,
- a communication link for communicating with at least one of the computing system and first components in communication with the computing system,
- a processor for searching for a first configuration file associated with a failed one of the first components to which the second component is of a similar type and task, and when such first configuration file is found, for receiving into the memory of the second component the first configuration file.
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