Data processing: database and file management or data structures – Database design – Data structure types
Reexamination Certificate
2004-09-01
2009-02-10
Pham, Khanh B. (Department: 2166)
Data processing: database and file management or data structures
Database design
Data structure types
C707S793000, C707S793000, C707S793000, C707S793000, C707S793000, C711S162000, C709S203000, C713S155000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07490088
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for preserving connection/position data integrity during reinitialization of serialization information in a file server. The apparatus includes a completion rights module, a completion termination module, and a postponement module. The completion rights module grants a completion right to a sensitive process, which is characterized by an associated period of data instability. The completion termination module terminates a grant of the completion right to the sensitive process in anticipation of a reinitialization of a file server. The completion right may be terminated after the connection/position data is stable or, if necessary, in response to completion of a time out period. The postponement module postpones the reinitialization of the file server and the serialization information until after the completion rights are terminated. The apparatus, system, and method advantageously maintain the connection/position data stable during the file server reinitialization so that the connection/position data may be reliably used to rebuild the serialization information.
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Dearing Gerard Maclean
Edwards William Stuart
Latorre Elmer Enrique
Mahon Thomas Alexander
Merithew, Jr. Lyle LeRoy
International Business Machines - Corporation
Kunzler & McKenzie
Pham Khanh B.
Yen Syling
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