Patent ID: 8250166
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A bladed system, comprising: a plurality of bladed servers; a storage device sharable by the plurality of bladed servers; software stored on the storage device; a first bladed server of the plurality of bladed servers to execute the software on the storage device; and a component distinct from the plurality of bladed servers that monitors execution of the software on the storage device by the first bladed server of the plurality of bladed servers, wherein the component promotes execution of the software on the storage device by a second bladed server of the plurality of bladed servers in response to detecting failure of the software on the first bladed server, wherein the second bladed server is idle prior to the component detecting the failure, and wherein the second bladed server is selected from a pool of designated failover blades subsequent to the component detecting the failure.