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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2003
Applicants:
Randall Lane Grimm, Rochester, MN (US);
David Otto Lewis, Rochester, MN (US);
Inventors:
Randall Lane Grimm, Rochester, MN (US);
David Otto Lewis, Rochester, MN (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/173 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06F 15/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 9/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for transferring entitlement to standby resources between respective computers. Standby resources are made available at a destination computer by rendering unavailable corresponding resources at a source computer. As such, the aggregate number of available standby resources may remain unchanged, but the distribution of the availability may be reapportioned according to operational requirements. Where desired, this transfer of entitlement may be accomplished automatically, dynamically and/or in a secure manner.