Patent ID: 8751597

Claim:
A cluster computer system, comprising: a plurality of network accessible computers, coupled to a network, including: a first network accessible computer configured to operate a first operating system, a second network accessible computer configured to operate a second operating system different from the first operating system; and a cluster administration computer, coupled to the network, configured to: identify a network accessible computer for a client computer coupled to the network, monitor a functionality of the network accessible computer and resetting the network accessible computer in response to a determination that the network accessible computer is functioning improperly, and use a stored personal state to resume operations after the resetting of the network accessible computer; wherein the client computer may operate an application program on the network accessible computer based upon the stored personal state that includes a network accessible stored prior state of a workspace of a previously used network accessible computer; and wherein the workspace includes: a previously created file structure, and one or more windows that were open at a time the previously used network accessible computer was previously used.