摘要 |
<p>A method of updating a server is provided. Maintenance of a primary server is initiated. The primary server serves a first group of users comprising one or more users having an active status, and a second group of users having an idle status. Data is mapped from the primary server to an alternate server, the data including instructions for providing an online service. Each user in the second group of users is migrated to the alternate server upon initiation of the maintenance. The online service is provided to each user of the first group via the primary server until a time when the user discontinues the online service. The user is then migrated to the alternate server. When each of the users from the first group and the second group has been migrated to the alternate server, a server update procedure is initiated. The maintenance is performed on the primary server during the server update procedure.</p> |