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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2001
Edgar Allan Tu, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Eric Pang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Edgar Allan Tu, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Eric Pang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc., Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method for operational support for remote network systems which allows for the rapid replacement of one server with another, in such instances as server malfunctions, routine maintenance, or upgrades. The method generally comprises providing a program storage device containing a machine identifier associated with a first, original server, transferring the program storage device and machine identifier to a second, spare server, and remotely configuring the second, spare server, according to the program storage device and machine identifier associated with the first, original server, such that the second, spare server becomes an identical replacement for the first, original server. Thus, if the first, original server malfunctions, the spare or replacement server can be remotely configured to replace the original server according to the information in the machine identifier stored on the program storage device.