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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2011
Yoshiteru Takeshima, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiko Nakahara, Machida, JP;
Yoshiteru Takeshima, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiko Nakahara, Machida, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The disclosed DNS server apparatus monitors whether each service providing server apparatus is active or inactive and collects load information. When the monitored apparatus is active but congested or is unable to offer services, a virtual IP address assigned to a Sorry server apparatus is sent back as a response. When service providing server apparatuses in active state are congested or unable to provide services, the DNS server apparatus sends a server activation instruction and an IP addresses for services to the service providing server apparatuses on standby to activate them. Each service providing server apparatus on standby activates server software in response to the server activation instruction and assigns the received IP address to a network interface as a virtual IP address, thus activating the interface.