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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2005
Filed:
May. 02, 2001
Mark A. Kampe, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Michel Gien, Feucherolles, FR;
David Penkler, Meylan, FR;
Christian Jacquemot, Saint-Germain-les-Corbeil, FR;
Frederic Herrmann, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Francois Armand, Noisy-le-Roi, FR;
Jean-marc Fenart, Montigny le Bretonneux, FR;
David F. Campbell, Mountain View, CA (US);
Lawrence E. Baltz, Grenoble, FR;
Mark A. Kampe, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Michel Gien, Feucherolles, FR;
David Penkler, Meylan, FR;
Christian Jacquemot, Saint-Germain-les-Corbeil, FR;
Frederic Herrmann, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Francois Armand, Noisy-le-Roi, FR;
Jean-Marc Fenart, Montigny le Bretonneux, FR;
David F. Campbell, Mountain View, CA (US);
Lawrence E. Baltz, Grenoble, FR;
Sun Microsystems Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention describes a method and system for achieving high availability in a networked computer system. In particular, the method for achieving high-availability is executed in a networked computer system. The networked computer system includes nodes connected by a network. The method includes using high-availability-aware components to represent hardware and software in the networked computer system, managing the components to achieve a desired level of redundancy, and monitoring health of the networked computer system, including health of components and nodes. The method further includes detecting a failure in the networked computer system. Failures detected by the method include failures of a component and/or node. Finally, the method includes recovering from the failure by performing an appropriate failure recovery procedure.