CA2323100C - State copying method for software update - Google Patents

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CA2323100C
CA2323100C CA002323100A CA2323100A CA2323100C CA 2323100 C CA2323100 C CA 2323100C CA 002323100 A CA002323100 A CA 002323100A CA 2323100 A CA2323100 A CA 2323100A CA 2323100 C CA2323100 C CA 2323100C
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Bengt Erik Ingemar Gard
Lars-Orjan Kling
Sten Edvard Johnsson
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C29/00—Checking stores for correct operation ; Subsequent repair; Testing stores during standby or offline operation
    • G11C29/70—Masking faults in memories by using spares or by reconfiguring
    • G11C29/74—Masking faults in memories by using spares or by reconfiguring using duplex memories, i.e. using dual copies
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    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F11/00—Error detection; Error correction; Monitoring
    • G06F11/07—Responding to the occurrence of a fault, e.g. fault tolerance
    • G06F11/14—Error detection or correction of the data by redundancy in operation
    • G06F11/1402—Saving, restoring, recovering or retrying
    • G06F11/1415—Saving, restoring, recovering or retrying at system level
    • G06F11/142—Reconfiguring to eliminate the error
    • G06F11/143—Reconfiguring to eliminate the error with loss of software functionality
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F11/00—Error detection; Error correction; Monitoring
    • G06F11/07—Responding to the occurrence of a fault, e.g. fault tolerance
    • G06F11/14—Error detection or correction of the data by redundancy in operation
    • G06F11/1402—Saving, restoring, recovering or retrying
    • G06F11/1415—Saving, restoring, recovering or retrying at system level
    • G06F11/1433—Saving, restoring, recovering or retrying at system level during software upgrading
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    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F8/00—Arrangements for software engineering
    • G06F8/60—Software deployment
    • G06F8/65—Updates
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DE19810814.1 1998-03-12
DE1998110814 DE19810814B4 (de) 1998-03-12 1998-03-12 Rechnersystem und Zustandskopierverfahren zur skalierbaren Software-Aktualisierung
PCT/EP1999/001587 WO1999046675A2 (en) 1998-03-12 1999-03-11 State copying method for software update

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WO1999046675A3 (en) 1999-12-02
EP1062573A2 (en) 2000-12-27
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