Schneider Electric Systems USA, Inc.

Invensys Systems, Inc.

Raja Ramana Macha

Nestor Jesus Camino, Jr

Andrew Lee David Kling

James Gerard Luth

James P McIntyre

Frans Middeldorp

Richard Linwood Linscott

Andrew Lee Kling

Nestor Jesus Camino

James P Mcintyre

In a Boundaryless Control High Availability ('BCHA') system (e.g., industrial control system) comprising multiple computing resources (or computational engines) running on multiple machines, technology for computing in real time the overall system availability based upon the capabilities/characteristics of the available computing resources, applications to execute and the distribution of the applications across those resources is disclosed. In some embodiments, the disclosed technology can dynamically manage, coordinate recommend certain actions to system operators to maintain availability of the overall system at a desired level. High Availability features may be implemented across a variety of different computing resources distributed across various aspects of a BCHA system and/or computing resources. Two example implementations of BCHA systems described involve an M:N working configuration and M:N+R working configuration.

Methods, systems and apparatus to dynamically facilitate boundaryless, high availability system management

A system for dynamically load-balancing at least one redistribution element across a group of computing resources that facilitates at least an aspect of an Industrial Execution Process in an M:N working configuration is illustrated. The system is configured to: access from a central or distributed data store, a configuration component operational data and capabilities or characteristics associated with the M:N working configuration; identify a load-balancing opportunity to trigger redistribution of a redistribution element to a redistribution target selected from a redistribution target pool defined by remaining computing resource components associated with the M:N computing resource working configuration; select at least one redistribution target for redeployment; redeploy the at least one redistribution element to the redistribution target; determine redeployment to the at least one selected redistribution target to be a viable redeployment; and execute the Industrial Execution Process utilizing the at least one redistribution element at the selected redistribution target.

Methods, systems and apparatus to dynamically facilitate boundaryless, high availability M:N working configuration system management

High availability and data migration in a distributed process control computing environment. Allocation algorithms distribute data and applications among available compute nodes, such as controllers in a process control system. In the process control system, an input/output device, such as a fieldbus module, can be used by any controller. Databases store critical execution information for immediate takeover by a backup compute element. The compute nodes are configured to execute algorithms for mitigating dead time in the distributed computing environment.

Distributed computing in a process control environment

A system for dynamically load-balancing at least one redistribution element across a group of computing resources that facilitates at least an aspect of an Industrial Execution Process in an M:N working configuration is illustrated. Such a system may be configured to: access from a central data store, a configuration component operational data and capabilities or characteristics associated with the M:N working configuration; identify a load-balancing opportunity to trigger redistribution of a redistribution element to a redistribution target selected from a redistribution target pool defined by remaining computing resource components associated with the M:N computing resource working configuration; select at least one redistribution target for redeployment; redeploy the at least one redistribution element to the redistribution target; determine redeployment to the at least one selected redistribution target to be a viable redeployment; and execute the Industrial Execution Process utilizing the at least one redistribution element at the selected redistribution target.

Methods, systems and apparatus to dynamically facilitate boundaryless, high availability M..N working configuration management with supplemental resource

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