Patent ID: 7475285
Filing Date: 2009-01-06
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of performing electronic commerce in a computer system comprising a first host computer, a second host computer, and at least one storage system, coupled to the first host computer and second host computer, comprising at least one storage device and at least one controller, wherein the at least one controller is configured to receive and process access requests from the first host computer for data stored on the at least one storage device, and wherein the method comprises acts of: hosting an electronic commerce site on the first host computer; detecting, at the at least one storage system, a change in operation of the electronic commerce site; and using the at least one controller to automatically configure the second host computer to host at least a portion of the electronic commerce site on the second host computer in response to the act of detecting, so that the first host computer and the second host computer simultaneously host the electronic commerce site.