Dell Products Inc.

Tau Leng

Victor V Mashayekhi

Jenwei Hsieh

Yung-Chin Fang

A system and method for preserving the data content of a network having a cluster is provided in which each of the network interface controllers of the servers of the cluster includes a copy of a set of data. Each of the network interface controllers includes a local power source, local memory, and an operating system, allowing the network interface controllers to remain in communication despite a failure to one or both of the associated servers. The data may be operational data that is critical to the operation of the cluster system. Alterations to the set of data can only be made by a write operation that is logically atomic or indivisible. Incomplete write operations are discarded unless a successful write operation is performed to both servers.

System and method for state preservation in a stretch cluster

A cable identification system and method according to which one or more rings, having identifying indicia thereon, extend around the cable, and a cover extends around the ring and has a window formed therein, so that rotation of the ring relative to the cover exposes the identifying indicia.

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