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US20130198559A1
US20130198559A1 US13/802,389 US201313802389A US2013198559A1 US 20130198559 A1 US20130198559 A1 US 20130198559A1 US 201313802389 A US201313802389 A US 201313802389A US 2013198559 A1 US2013198559 A1 US 2013198559A1
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  • the present invention relates to the field of computing. More specifically, the present invention relates to the field of implementing a virtual recovery server.
  • a typical network requires the use of one or more servers to store, distribute and process data. Furthermore, the network implements a backup system to save data in the event a server loses data whether it be due to a virus, software issue or hardware failure. Although the data is backed up, that does not remedy the problem of the server being inaccessible as a result of a malfunction.
  • a server fails, an administrator has to replace the server with another server which is a process that could take a few hours or days if a new server needs to be purchased.
  • data stored on that server is likely inaccessible which causes problems such as a website being unavailable. It has been estimated that millions of dollars are lost due to system inaccessibility.
  • LANs Local Area Networks
  • a solution of ensuring that the server information is continuously available is to utilize a dedicated backup server for each server. While that works well with one server, it becomes a high cost solution with multiple servers as each server typically costs many thousands of dollars.
  • a virtual recovery server is described herein.
  • the virtual recovery server is a software implementation on a storage server which generates a virtual server to replace a physical server when the physical server becomes inaccessible. While the physical server is inaccessible, the virtual recovery server is able to mimic the actions and data contained on the physical server. Thus, when users attempt to access an application or data that is on the physical server, they will not experience an interruption and will continue to access the information as if the physical server were up and running.
  • the virtual recovery server is able to run for up to a number of days. When a new or repaired physical server is available the virtual recovery server is deleted after the data acquired by the virtual server is transmitted to the new physical server.
  • a system for providing network stability and data reliability comprises a first server, a second server coupled to the first server wherein the second server stores data received from the first server and a virtual server activated by the second server when the first server fails, wherein the virtual server performs functions of the first server.
  • the second server is a storage server.
  • the first server backs up the data onto the second server using a continous backup scheme.
  • the second server stores a system image of the first server.
  • the second server transfers the system image to the virtual server when generating the virtual server.
  • the virtual server transfers the system image to a replacement server for the first server.
  • the virtual server mimics the first server.
  • the virtual server is activated in real-time.
  • the second server continues to back up the data while running the virtual server.
  • the first server is accessible by customers.
  • a system for providing network stability and data reliability comprises a set of first servers, a second server coupled to the set of first servers wherein the second server stores data received from the set of first servers and a virtual server activated for each failed server in the set of first servers, wherein the virtual server is activated by the second server and further wherein the virtual server performs functions of each failed server.
  • the second server is a storage server.
  • the set of first servers back up the data onto the second server using a continous backup scheme.
  • the second server stores a system image of each server of the set of first servers.
  • the second server transfers the system image to the virtual server when generating the virtual server, further wherein the system image corresponds to the failed server of the set of first servers.
  • the virtual server transfers the system image to a replacement server for the failed server of the set of first servers.
  • the virtual server mimics the failed server of the set of first servers before the server failed.
  • the virtual server is activated in real-time.
  • the second server continues to back up the data while running the virtual server.
  • the set of first servers are accessible by customers.
  • a method of providing network stability and data reliability comprises backing up data from a first server to a second server, activating a virtual server when the first servers fails and serving the data utilizing the virtual server until the first server is replaced.
  • the method further comprises replacing the failed server.
  • the method further comprises deleting the activated virtual server.
  • the second server is a storage server.
  • the first server backs up the data onto the second server using a continous backup scheme.
  • the method further comprises storing a system image of the first server on the second server.
  • the method further comprises transferring the system image from the second server to the virtual server when generating the virtual server, wherein the system image corresponds to the failed first server.
  • the method further comprises transferring the system image from the virtual server to a replacement server for the failed first server.
  • Serving data utilizing the virtual server includes mimicking the failed first server before the server failed. Generating the virtual server is in real-time. The second server continues to back up the data while running the virtual server.
  • the first server is accessible by customers.
  • the first server is one of a set of first servers.
  • a network of devices for providing network stability and data reliability comprises a set of first servers, a second server coupled to the set of first servers, wherein the second server stores data received from the set of first servers and generates a virtual server for each failed server in the set of first servers and further wherein the virtual server performs functions of each failed server, a regional data center coupled to the second server for backing up the data regionally and a remote data center coupled to the regional data center for backing up the data remotely.
  • the second server is a storage server.
  • the set of first servers back up the data onto the second server using a continous backup scheme.
  • the second server stores a system image of each server of the set of first servers.
  • an apparatus for providing network stability and data reliability comprises a storage component, a data backup application stored on the storage component for backing up data received from a server and a virtual machine application stored on the storage component for generating a virtual server when the server fails.
  • a server image is pre-installed on the storage component.
  • the server image corresponds to the server.
  • a plurality of server images are pre-installed on the storage component.
  • a server image is acquired from the server.
  • FIG. 1A illustrates a graphical representation of a server configuration.
  • FIG. 1B illustrates a graphical representation of an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a block diagram of a storage server of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a flow chart of utilizing a virtual server of the present invention.
  • a virtual recovery server is described herein.
  • a server configuration includes one or more servers in addition to a storage server or a backup server. Using a continous backup scheme, the one or more servers continuously back up their data on the storage server.
  • the storage server stores all of the relevant application and user data corresponding to each server.
  • the storage server also stores and is aware of the environment on each server. For instance, if one of the servers is a SQL server, the storage server contains the necessary software and/or image to replicate the SQL server.
  • the virtual recovery server is generated using virtual machine technology and backup technology.
  • the storage server generates the virtual server to replace a physical server when the physical server fails.
  • the virtual server becomes a temporary replacement server in real-time (e.g. instantaneously aside from set up time) so that the change is seamless.
  • the storage server While running the virtual server, the storage server still performs backup processes. As described, the storage server is aware of each server's environment, and thus is able to represent a virtual server that is the same as the faulty server. While the physical server is inaccessible, the virtual recovery server is able to mimic the actions and data contained on the physical server. Thus, when users attempt to access an application or data that is on the physical server, they will not experience an interruption and will continue to access the information as if the physical server were up and running. The virtual recovery server is able to run for up to many days. Then, when a new physical server or repaired server is available, the virtual server is no longer needed. To incorporate the new server into the system quickly and easily, the server image of the virtual server is sent to the new server.
  • the storage server is able to generate a virtual recovery server corresponding to each server. Therefore, multiple virtual recovery servers are able to be generated if needed.
  • FIG. 1A illustrates a graphical representation of a server configuration.
  • a storage server 100 backs up data from servers 102 , 104 , 106 .
  • the servers 102 , 104 , 106 continously back up data to the storage server 100 .
  • the backup is performed by taking snapshots or images of each of the servers 102 , 104 , 106 on a periodic basis, such as, every hour and transmitting the snapshots to the storage server 100 .
  • the snapshots are taken more or less often depending on how critical the data is.
  • the data is able to be backed up by means other than snapshots.
  • the storage server 100 is any storage implementation such as a server with dedicated storage or a set of Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (RAIDs).
  • RAIDs Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks
  • the data is sent via a network 108 to a regional data center 110 and a remote data center 112 .
  • the regional data center 110 backs up the data in a location relatively near the servers 102 , 104 , 106 , while the remote data center 112 is remotely stored to back up the data in case of an earthquake or other disaster that destroys data in one area but not in a remote area.
  • FIG. 1B illustrates a graphical representation of an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the storage server 100 is available for backing up data from the servers 102 , 104 , 106 .
  • Within the storage server 100 is also the capability to generate a virtual server 114 .
  • the server 104 ′ has failed and is inaccessible. Therefore, the storage server 100 generates the virtual server 114 to temporarily take the place of the faulty server 104 ′.
  • the virtual server 114 mimics the faulty server 104 ′ by taking the configuration and data from the storage server 100 and generating a server using that information.
  • the virtual server 114 By generating the virtual server 114 which appears to be the same entity as the faulty server 104 ′, users who attempt to access data or applications on the faulty server 104 ′ will not experience any issues.
  • the virtual server 114 acts the same as the faulty server 104 ′ before it failed.
  • the data is sent via a network 108 to a regional data center 110 and a remote data center 112 .
  • each employees' computer is coupled to a central server so that projects are able to be shared easily between developers.
  • another server is also available, however this server is utilized by customers over the Internet who visit the company's interactive website.
  • customers are able to download the company's software products, search for information about the company and store personal data including photographs and web logs.
  • Both servers are backed up by a storage server which contains separate images of each server. The images are updated as often as desired to ensure that data is not lost.
  • the storage server also contains virtual machine applications to enable generation of virtual servers.
  • a virtual server is generated by the storage server using the image of the failed project server before it failed. Therefore, the virtual server is virtually identical to the failed server in appearance to the developers when they continue accessing the server. If the customer server fails, a virtual server is also generated by the storage server; however this time the image used is from the failed customer server before it failed. Thus customers will not notice any change when they access the company's website.
  • a new hardware server or repaired server is coupled to the network, one of the virtual servers, preferably the one corresponding to the server that failed first, transfers the image to the new hardware server and the virtual server is deleted. The other virtual server continues to run until its replacement server is installed.
  • the above example is not meant to limit the invention in any way. Particularly, although only two servers were described, any number of servers are able to be implemented by the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a block diagram of a storage server of the present invention.
  • a storage server 200 contains standard server components including a network interface 202 , a memory 204 , a central processing unit 206 , a system bus 208 and storage 210 in addition to other standard computing components. Furthermore, the storage server 200 is able to have multiple of each of these components, for example many servers have more than one central processing unit 206 .
  • the storage 210 is able to be any storage implementation such as a hard disk drive, RAID, or another form of storage. Contained within the storage are applications for data backup 212 and virtual machine generation 214 .
  • the data backup application(s) 212 manage the back up of the data that is contained on the servers 102 , 104 , 106 ( FIG. 1A ).
  • the virtual machine generation application(s) 214 generates a virtual server when one or more of the servers 102 , 104 , 106 ( FIG. 1A ) fails.
  • the storage server 200 also contains images 216 of the servers 102 , 104 , 106 ( FIG. 1A ). In other embodiments, the images are acquired after the server is coupled to the network.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a flow chart of utilizing a virtual server of the present invention.
  • data is backed up on a storage server from the one or more servers.
  • an image of each of the one or more servers is stored on the storage server.
  • a virtual server is generated to temporarily replace the failed server, in the step 304 .
  • the virtual server is generated using the backed up image of the failed server.
  • the generated virtual server continues serving data until the failed server is replaced.
  • the step 308 the failed server is replaced and in the step 310 , the image on the virtual server is copied to the replacement server for another smooth transition.
  • the generated virtual server is then deleted, in the step 312 .
  • the process automatically occurs; whereas, in other embodiments an administrator initiates and maintains the process.
  • the present invention is utilized by installing the appropriate applications on a storage or backup server which then generates a virtual server when a server within a network fails. Failures include hardware and software issues that make the server inaccessible. The applications then take care of backing up necessary system, application and user data. In addition, the applications generate the virtual server when a server fails and supply the virtual server with the proper data. After the virtual server is generated, it is available for use while the server it replaced. However, once a replacement or repaired server is coupled to the network, the virtual server transfers the data to the replacement server and is no longer needed. Therefore, by utilizing the present invention, one or more servers within a network are able to fail, yet virtual servers will take their place while replacement servers are being retrieved. Thus, there is minimal downtime for each server.
  • the present invention provides a temporary backup virtual server when a physical server fails.
  • One or more servers operate by serving information to users, where serving includes hosting a website, providing/storing data, executing applications or anything a server is capable of doing.
  • each of these servers typically has a dedicated task or at least partitioned tasks, so that one server may be deemed a SQL server while another is focused on a different aspect of serving.
  • a storage or backup server is utilized to back up these servers.
  • the storage server utilizes any backup technology but preferably receives images of each server.
  • the storage server When one or more of the servers fails, the storage server generates a separate virtual server for each failed server using virtual machine technology. Additionally, the image of that specific server is used to generate the virtual server, so that the virtual server replicates the failed server.
  • the failed server is only down for a short amount of time while the virtual server is being generated.
  • the virtual server Once the virtual server is running, users should experience no difference than if the physical server were still running.
  • a replacement server arrives or the failed server is repaired, this replacement or repaired server is coupled to the network. Since there is no rush to install the new server, preferably the replacement is installed at a time when activity on the server is low and users are informed of a short period of downtime.
  • the virtual server transfers the image to the replacement, so that again, users experience no change in functionality and the replacement server joins the network without causing problems.
  • the virtual recovery server is able to detect when a server is about to fail, so that the virtual recovery server is able to be generated before the server fails. With such a detection, it is possible to have zero downtime.
  • a failing server is able to be detected in a number of ways such as by monitoring the system environment. For example, if the server's internal temperature is reaching a dangerously high temperature, that is an indicator that the server is about to shut down, and thus the virtual recovery server should take over. Other methods of detecting a failing server are possible.

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A virtual recovery server is described herein. The virtual recovery server is a software implementation on a storage server which generates a virtual server to replace a physical server when the physical server becomes inaccessible. While the physical server is inaccessible, the virtual recovery server is able to mimic the actions and data contained on the physical server. Thus, when users attempt to access an application or data that is on the physical server, they will not experience an interruption and will continue to access the information as if the physical server were up and running. The virtual recovery server is able to run for up to a number of days. When a new or repaired physical server is available the virtual recovery server is deleted after the data acquired by the virtual server is transmitted to the new physical server.

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    FIELD OF THE INVENTION
  • The present invention relates to the field of computing. More specifically, the present invention relates to the field of implementing a virtual recovery server.
    • BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  • A typical network requires the use of one or more servers to store, distribute and process data. Furthermore, the network implements a backup system to save data in the event a server loses data whether it be due to a virus, software issue or hardware failure. Although the data is backed up, that does not remedy the problem of the server being inaccessible as a result of a malfunction. Once a server fails, an administrator has to replace the server with another server which is a process that could take a few hours or days if a new server needs to be purchased. With a server down, data stored on that server is likely inaccessible which causes problems such as a website being unavailable. It has been estimated that millions of dollars are lost due to system inaccessibility. Furthermore, there is a significant effect on reputation when a company's website is down. Moreover, for Local Area Networks (LANs) within an organization, a server being down would halt productivity if employees are unable to access their data.
  • A solution of ensuring that the server information is continuously available is to utilize a dedicated backup server for each server. While that works well with one server, it becomes a high cost solution with multiple servers as each server typically costs many thousands of dollars.
    • SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
  • A virtual recovery server is described herein. The virtual recovery server is a software implementation on a storage server which generates a virtual server to replace a physical server when the physical server becomes inaccessible. While the physical server is inaccessible, the virtual recovery server is able to mimic the actions and data contained on the physical server. Thus, when users attempt to access an application or data that is on the physical server, they will not experience an interruption and will continue to access the information as if the physical server were up and running. The virtual recovery server is able to run for up to a number of days. When a new or repaired physical server is available the virtual recovery server is deleted after the data acquired by the virtual server is transmitted to the new physical server.
  • In one aspect, a system for providing network stability and data reliability comprises a first server, a second server coupled to the first server wherein the second server stores data received from the first server and a virtual server activated by the second server when the first server fails, wherein the virtual server performs functions of the first server. The second server is a storage server. The first server backs up the data onto the second server using a continous backup scheme. The second server stores a system image of the first server. The second server transfers the system image to the virtual server when generating the virtual server. The virtual server transfers the system image to a replacement server for the first server. The virtual server mimics the first server. The virtual server is activated in real-time. The second server continues to back up the data while running the virtual server. The first server is accessible by customers.
  • In another aspect, a system for providing network stability and data reliability comprises a set of first servers, a second server coupled to the set of first servers wherein the second server stores data received from the set of first servers and a virtual server activated for each failed server in the set of first servers, wherein the virtual server is activated by the second server and further wherein the virtual server performs functions of each failed server. The second server is a storage server. The set of first servers back up the data onto the second server using a continous backup scheme. The second server stores a system image of each server of the set of first servers. The second server transfers the system image to the virtual server when generating the virtual server, further wherein the system image corresponds to the failed server of the set of first servers. The virtual server transfers the system image to a replacement server for the failed server of the set of first servers. The virtual server mimics the failed server of the set of first servers before the server failed. The virtual server is activated in real-time. The second server continues to back up the data while running the virtual server. The set of first servers are accessible by customers.
  • In yet another aspect, a method of providing network stability and data reliability comprises backing up data from a first server to a second server, activating a virtual server when the first servers fails and serving the data utilizing the virtual server until the first server is replaced. The method further comprises replacing the failed server. The method further comprises deleting the activated virtual server. The second server is a storage server. The first server backs up the data onto the second server using a continous backup scheme. The method further comprises storing a system image of the first server on the second server. The method further comprises transferring the system image from the second server to the virtual server when generating the virtual server, wherein the system image corresponds to the failed first server. The method further comprises transferring the system image from the virtual server to a replacement server for the failed first server. Serving data utilizing the virtual server includes mimicking the failed first server before the server failed. Generating the virtual server is in real-time. The second server continues to back up the data while running the virtual server. The first server is accessible by customers. The first server is one of a set of first servers.
  • In yet another aspect, a network of devices for providing network stability and data reliability comprises a set of first servers, a second server coupled to the set of first servers, wherein the second server stores data received from the set of first servers and generates a virtual server for each failed server in the set of first servers and further wherein the virtual server performs functions of each failed server, a regional data center coupled to the second server for backing up the data regionally and a remote data center coupled to the regional data center for backing up the data remotely. The second server is a storage server. The set of first servers back up the data onto the second server using a continous backup scheme. The second server stores a system image of each server of the set of first servers. The second server transfers the system image to the virtual server when generating the virtual server, further wherein the system image corresponds to the failed server of the set of first servers. The virtual server transfers the system image to a replacement server for the failed server of the set of first servers. The virtual server mimics the failed server of the set of first servers before the server failed. The virtual server is activated in real-time. The second server continues to back up the data while running the virtual server. The set of first servers are accessible by customers.
  • In another aspect, an apparatus for providing network stability and data reliability comprises a storage component, a data backup application stored on the storage component for backing up data received from a server and a virtual machine application stored on the storage component for generating a virtual server when the server fails. A server image is pre-installed on the storage component. The server image corresponds to the server. A plurality of server images are pre-installed on the storage component. A server image is acquired from the server.
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  • FIG. 1A illustrates a graphical representation of a server configuration.
  • FIG. 1B illustrates a graphical representation of an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a block diagram of a storage server of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a flow chart of utilizing a virtual server of the present invention.
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  • A virtual recovery server is described herein. A server configuration includes one or more servers in addition to a storage server or a backup server. Using a continous backup scheme, the one or more servers continuously back up their data on the storage server. The storage server stores all of the relevant application and user data corresponding to each server. The storage server also stores and is aware of the environment on each server. For instance, if one of the servers is a SQL server, the storage server contains the necessary software and/or image to replicate the SQL server. The virtual recovery server is generated using virtual machine technology and backup technology. The storage server generates the virtual server to replace a physical server when the physical server fails. The virtual server becomes a temporary replacement server in real-time (e.g. instantaneously aside from set up time) so that the change is seamless.
  • While running the virtual server, the storage server still performs backup processes. As described, the storage server is aware of each server's environment, and thus is able to represent a virtual server that is the same as the faulty server. While the physical server is inaccessible, the virtual recovery server is able to mimic the actions and data contained on the physical server. Thus, when users attempt to access an application or data that is on the physical server, they will not experience an interruption and will continue to access the information as if the physical server were up and running. The virtual recovery server is able to run for up to many days. Then, when a new physical server or repaired server is available, the virtual server is no longer needed. To incorporate the new server into the system quickly and easily, the server image of the virtual server is sent to the new server.
  • In the event that more than one server fails at roughly the same time, the storage server is able to generate a virtual recovery server corresponding to each server. Therefore, multiple virtual recovery servers are able to be generated if needed.
  • FIG. 1A illustrates a graphical representation of a server configuration. A storage server 100 backs up data from servers 102, 104, 106. The servers 102, 104, 106 continously back up data to the storage server 100. In some embodiments, the backup is performed by taking snapshots or images of each of the servers 102, 104, 106 on a periodic basis, such as, every hour and transmitting the snapshots to the storage server 100. In other embodiments, the snapshots are taken more or less often depending on how critical the data is. Furthermore, the data is able to be backed up by means other than snapshots. The storage server 100 is any storage implementation such as a server with dedicated storage or a set of Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (RAIDs). In embodiments where it is crucial to ensure that the backed up data is even more secure, the data is sent via a network 108 to a regional data center 110 and a remote data center 112. The regional data center 110 backs up the data in a location relatively near the servers 102, 104, 106, while the remote data center 112 is remotely stored to back up the data in case of an earthquake or other disaster that destroys data in one area but not in a remote area.
  • FIG. 1B illustrates a graphical representation of an embodiment of the present invention. As described in FIG. 1A, the storage server 100 is available for backing up data from the servers 102, 104, 106. Within the storage server 100 is also the capability to generate a virtual server 114. As shown in FIG. 1B, the server 104′ has failed and is inaccessible. Therefore, the storage server 100 generates the virtual server 114 to temporarily take the place of the faulty server 104′. The virtual server 114 mimics the faulty server 104′ by taking the configuration and data from the storage server 100 and generating a server using that information. By generating the virtual server 114 which appears to be the same entity as the faulty server 104′, users who attempt to access data or applications on the faulty server 104′ will not experience any issues. The virtual server 114 acts the same as the faulty server 104′ before it failed. In embodiments where it is crucial to ensure that the backed up data is secured not only once, but multiple times, the data is sent via a network 108 to a regional data center 110 and a remote data center 112.
  • A variety of people, such as customers and employees, are able to utilize the servers 102, 104, 106 but possibly for different purposes. For example, in a small office setting for a software/web development company, each employees' computer is coupled to a central server so that projects are able to be shared easily between developers. Furthermore, another server is also available, however this server is utilized by customers over the Internet who visit the company's interactive website. On the interactive website, customers are able to download the company's software products, search for information about the company and store personal data including photographs and web logs. Both servers are backed up by a storage server which contains separate images of each server. The images are updated as often as desired to ensure that data is not lost. The storage server also contains virtual machine applications to enable generation of virtual servers. If the project server fails, a virtual server is generated by the storage server using the image of the failed project server before it failed. Therefore, the virtual server is virtually identical to the failed server in appearance to the developers when they continue accessing the server. If the customer server fails, a virtual server is also generated by the storage server; however this time the image used is from the failed customer server before it failed. Thus customers will not notice any change when they access the company's website. When a new hardware server or repaired server is coupled to the network, one of the virtual servers, preferably the one corresponding to the server that failed first, transfers the image to the new hardware server and the virtual server is deleted. The other virtual server continues to run until its replacement server is installed. The above example is not meant to limit the invention in any way. Particularly, although only two servers were described, any number of servers are able to be implemented by the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a block diagram of a storage server of the present invention. A storage server 200 contains standard server components including a network interface 202, a memory 204, a central processing unit 206, a system bus 208 and storage 210 in addition to other standard computing components. Furthermore, the storage server 200 is able to have multiple of each of these components, for example many servers have more than one central processing unit 206. The storage 210 is able to be any storage implementation such as a hard disk drive, RAID, or another form of storage. Contained within the storage are applications for data backup 212 and virtual machine generation 214. The data backup application(s) 212 manage the back up of the data that is contained on the servers 102, 104, 106 (FIG. 1A). The virtual machine generation application(s) 214 generates a virtual server when one or more of the servers 102, 104, 106 (FIG. 1A) fails. In some embodiments, the storage server 200 also contains images 216 of the servers 102, 104, 106 (FIG. 1A). In other embodiments, the images are acquired after the server is coupled to the network.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a flow chart of utilizing a virtual server of the present invention. In the step 300, data is backed up on a storage server from the one or more servers. In the step 302, an image of each of the one or more servers is stored on the storage server. Upon failure of any of the one or more servers, a virtual server is generated to temporarily replace the failed server, in the step 304. The virtual server is generated using the backed up image of the failed server. In the step 306, the generated virtual server continues serving data until the failed server is replaced. In the step 308, the failed server is replaced and in the step 310, the image on the virtual server is copied to the replacement server for another smooth transition. The generated virtual server is then deleted, in the step 312. In some embodiments, the process automatically occurs; whereas, in other embodiments an administrator initiates and maintains the process.
  • The present invention is utilized by installing the appropriate applications on a storage or backup server which then generates a virtual server when a server within a network fails. Failures include hardware and software issues that make the server inaccessible. The applications then take care of backing up necessary system, application and user data. In addition, the applications generate the virtual server when a server fails and supply the virtual server with the proper data. After the virtual server is generated, it is available for use while the server it replaced. However, once a replacement or repaired server is coupled to the network, the virtual server transfers the data to the replacement server and is no longer needed. Therefore, by utilizing the present invention, one or more servers within a network are able to fail, yet virtual servers will take their place while replacement servers are being retrieved. Thus, there is minimal downtime for each server.
  • In operation, the present invention provides a temporary backup virtual server when a physical server fails. One or more servers operate by serving information to users, where serving includes hosting a website, providing/storing data, executing applications or anything a server is capable of doing. Furthermore, each of these servers typically has a dedicated task or at least partitioned tasks, so that one server may be deemed a SQL server while another is focused on a different aspect of serving. A storage or backup server is utilized to back up these servers. The storage server utilizes any backup technology but preferably receives images of each server. When one or more of the servers fails, the storage server generates a separate virtual server for each failed server using virtual machine technology. Additionally, the image of that specific server is used to generate the virtual server, so that the virtual server replicates the failed server. Therefore, the failed server is only down for a short amount of time while the virtual server is being generated. Once the virtual server is running, users should experience no difference than if the physical server were still running. Once a replacement server arrives or the failed server is repaired, this replacement or repaired server is coupled to the network. Since there is no rush to install the new server, preferably the replacement is installed at a time when activity on the server is low and users are informed of a short period of downtime. The virtual server transfers the image to the replacement, so that again, users experience no change in functionality and the replacement server joins the network without causing problems.
  • In addition to utilizing the virtual recover server when a server has failed, the virtual recovery server is able to detect when a server is about to fail, so that the virtual recovery server is able to be generated before the server fails. With such a detection, it is possible to have zero downtime. A failing server is able to be detected in a number of ways such as by monitoring the system environment. For example, if the server's internal temperature is reaching a dangerously high temperature, that is an indicator that the server is about to shut down, and thus the virtual recovery server should take over. Other methods of detecting a failing server are possible.
  • The present invention has been described in terms of specific embodiments incorporating details to facilitate the understanding of principles of construction and operation of the invention. Such reference herein to specific embodiments and details thereof is not intended to limit the scope of the claims appended hereto. It will be readily apparent to one skilled in the art that other various modifications may be made in the embodiment chosen for illustration without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the claims.

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49. A system for providing network stability and data reliability, comprising:
a. a first server;
b. a second server coupled to the first server wherein the second server comprises a memory device and stores first server data received from the first server on the memory device; and
c. a virtual server generated by the second server when the first server fails, wherein the virtual server performs the functions of the first server.
50. The system as claimed in claim 49 wherein the second server is a storage server.
51. The system as claimed in claim 49 wherein the first server backs up the first server data onto the second server using a continuous backup scheme.
52. The system as claimed in claim 49 wherein the second server stores a system image of the first server.
53. The system as claimed in claim 52 wherein the second server transfers the system image to the virtual server when generating the virtual server.
54. The system as claimed in claim 53 wherein the virtual server transfers the system image to a replacement server for the first server.
55. The system as claimed in claim 49 wherein the virtual server mimics the first server.
56. The system as claimed in claim 49 wherein the virtual server is activated in real-time.
57. The system as claimed in claim 49 wherein the first server is accessible by customers.
58. The system as claimed in claim 49 wherein the virtual server is generated in response to the failure of the first server.
59. A method of providing network stability and data reliability, comprising:
a. backing up first server data from a first server to a second server;
b. generating a virtual server when the first server fails; and
c. serving the first server data utilizing the virtual server until the first server is replaced.
60. The method as claimed in claim 59 further comprising replacing the failed server.
61. The method as claimed in claim 59 further comprising deleting the activated virtual server.
62. The method as claimed in claim 59 wherein the second server is a storage server.
63. The method as claimed in claim 59 wherein the first server backs up the first server data onto the second server using a continuous backup scheme.
64. The method as claimed in claim 59 further comprising storing a system image of the first server on the second server.
65. The method as claimed in claim 64 further comprising transferring the system image from the second server to the virtual server when generating the virtual server, wherein the system image corresponds to the failed first server.
66. The method as claimed in claim 65 further comprising transferring the system image from the virtual server to a replacement server for the failed first server.
67. The method as claimed in claim 59 wherein serving data utilizing the virtual server includes mimicking the failed first server before the server failed.
68. The method as claimed in claim 59 wherein generating the virtual server is in real-time.
69. The method as claimed in claim 59 wherein the first server is accessible by customers.
70. The method as claimed in claim 59 wherein the first server is one of a set of first servers.
71. An apparatus for providing network stability and data reliability, comprising:
a. a storage component;
b. a data backup application stored on the storage component for backing up server data received from a server; and
c. a virtual machine application stored on the storage component for generating a virtual server when the server fails.
72. The apparatus as claimed in claim 71 wherein a server image is pre-installed on the storage component.
73. The apparatus as claimed in claim 72 wherein the server image corresponds to the server.
74. The apparatus as claimed in claim 71 wherein a plurality of server images are pre-installed on the storage component.
75. The apparatus as claimed in claim 71 wherein a server image is acquired from the server.
76. A system for providing network stability and data reliability, comprising:
a. a first server;
b. a second server coupled to the first server wherein the second server comprises a memory device and stores first server data received from the first server on the memory device; and
c. a virtual server, wherein the virtual server performs functions of the first serve and further wherein the second server is configured to activate the virtual server upon detecting characteristics of the first server indicating an increase in a likelihood of failure of the first server.
77. A method of providing network stability and data reliability, comprising:
a. backing up first server data from a first server to a second server;
b. activating a virtual server upon detecting characteristics of the first server indicating an increase in a likelihood of failure of the first server; and
c. serving the first server data utilizing the virtual server until the first server is replaced.
78. An apparatus for providing network stability and data reliability, comprising:
a. a storage component;
b. a data backup application stored on the storage component for backing up server data received from a server; and
c. a virtual machine application stored on the storage component for activating a virtual server upon detecting characteristics of the first server indicating an increase in a likelihood of failure of the first server.
79. An apparatus for providing network stability and data reliability, comprising:
a. a storage component;
b. a data backup application stored on the storage component for backing up server data received from a server; and
c. a virtual machine application stored on the storage component for activating a virtual server when the server fails, wherein the data backup application continues to back up data after the server files while the virtual server runs.
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