Patent ID: 7334027

Claim:
A computer system comprising: a plurality of computers having at least one active computer and at least one standby computer; a management computer adapted to manage the plurality of computers; and a storage system; the management computer including: a portion adapted to receive network identification information which is set to a network adapter of the active computer; a portion adapted to receive area identification information which is set as boot information of the active computer; and a portion adapted to transmit the network identification information and the area identification information, of the active computer, to the standby computer if the management computer detects a fault of the active computer; the standby computer including: a portion adapted to set the network identification information of the active computer to a network adapter of the standby computer; a portion adapted to set the area identification information of the active computer as a boot information of the standby computer; a portion adapted to receive at least one program which is indicated by the area identification information, from a storage area of the storage system; and a portion adapted to boot the program.