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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2012
Frederic Bauchot, Saint-Jeannet, FR;
Gerard Marmigère, Drap, FR;
Patrick Michel, La Gaude, FR;
Joaquin Picon, Velaux, FR;
Frederic Bauchot, Saint-Jeannet, FR;
Gerard Marmigère, Drap, FR;
Patrick Michel, La Gaude, FR;
Joaquin Picon, Velaux, FR;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for sharing data contained on a peripheral device amongst a plurality of blade servers is disclosed. The method includes storing a copy of data from a peripheral device to a memory device. The memory device is partitioned into at least 'n' memory areas, each memory area storing one copy of the data. The method also includes assigning one of the at least 'n' memory areas to each of a plurality ‘n’ of servers. The method also includes establishing communication between the plurality of servers and the plurality of assigned memory areas via a switch controller. The switch controller is configured to access the plurality of assigned memory areas via a processor.