A method of forwarding a message received by a server to a coupled hardware device in a server cluster where the server cluster is comprised of a default server and a coupled backup server. A look-up table is created in the server for all hardware devices coupled to the server by a server agent. The...http://www.google.com/patents/US6587959?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6587959 - System and method for addressing scheme for use on clusters