Patent ID: 6934742
Filing Date: 2005-08-23
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for handling client requests in a server farm comprising the steps of: receiving input to substitute a first image with a second image in a server of said server farm, wherein said first image and said second image comprise a limited number of partitions of a plurality of partitions of a hardfile in said server, wherein said first image comprises a first combination of said limited number of partitions of said plurality of partitions of said hardfile, wherein said second image comprises a second combination of said limited number of partitions of said plurality of partitions of said hardfile, wherein said hardfile stores a first table configured to indicate an active image, wherein said first table stores said first image indicating said first image is active; receiving input to select said second image to be activated; substituting said first image with said second image in said first table to indicate that said second image is to be activated; and activating said second image.