Patent ID: 6412079
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
A computer system, comprising:a plurality of interdependent processors for operating a common set of applications, each interdependent processor executing an independent operating system image without sharing file system state information, each interdependent processor having a network access card with a first network connection and a second network connection; a first active backplane coupled to each first network connection of each processor; a second active backplane coupled to each second network connection of each processor, the second active backplane operating in lieu of the first active backplane in case of a fail-over; and a director coupled to both the first and second active backplanes, the director being adapted to recognize a service request from one of the plurality of interdependent processors as being associated with a pool of servers, the service request including an indicator pointing to the pool of servers.