Patents by Inventor Ralf Hager

Ralf Hager has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Computer cluster and method for providing a disaster recovery functionality for a computer cluster
    Patent number: 9135018
    Abstract: A computer cluster includes: a first compartment, further including a plurality of first physical nodes configured to provide first resources for a first infrastructural virtual instance and second resources for guest virtual instances; and a second compartment, further including a plurality of second physical nodes configured to provide third resources for a second infrastructural virtual instance and fourth resources for guest virtual instances. Each of the plurality of physical nodes further includes a mass storage device, the mass storage device further including: a partition provided for booting the physical node; a partition as part of resources assigned to an infrastructural virtual instance; and a partition as part of other resources. The first infrastructural virtual instance and the second infrastructural virtual instance are configured for monitoring each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG
    Inventors: Matthias Britsch, Georg Fuchs, Colin Hirsch, Andreas Florath, Ralf Hager