US 7,577,728 B2
Controlling method, computer system, and processing program of booting up a computer
Takao Nakajima, Yokohama (Japan); Yoshifumi Takamoto, Kokubunji (Japan); Kouji Masuda, Yokohama (Japan); and Keisuke Hatasaki, Kawasaki (Japan)
Assigned to Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo (Japan)
Filed on Jan. 29, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/21,685.
Application 12/021685 is a continuation of application No. 11/759101, filed on Jun. 06, 2007, granted, now 7,334,027.
Application 11/759101 is a continuation of application No. 11/366560, filed on Mar. 03, 2006, granted, now 7,321,927.
Claims priority of application No. 2005-357118 (JP), filed on Dec. 12, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2008/0133720 A1, Jun. 05, 2008
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 15/16 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 709—221  [709/224; 714/13] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer system comprising:
a plurality of computers having at least one first computer and at least one second 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 first computer;
and a portion adapted to transmit the network identification information of the first computer, to the second computer if the management computer receive a request to move a process executing on the first computer;
the second computer including:
a portion adapted to set the network identification information of the first computer to a network adapter of the second computer;
a portion adapted to receive at least one program from a storage area of the storage system corresponding to the network identification information; and
a portion adapted to boot the program.