Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Network computer configuring
Reexamination Certificate
2004-10-21
2009-11-24
Abdullahi, Salad (Department: 2451)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Network computer configuring
C709S209000, C709S208000, C709S223000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07624163
ABSTRACT:
A method and system for configuring information for a distributed computing environment is provided. The method and system comprises providing a job containing a list of tasks to a controller, the tasks including a bootstrap tool and configuration information related to the computer network. The method and system also comprises providing a task to each of a plurality of agents on the distributed computer network, each task being based on one of the tasks of the job. The method and system further comprises executing code by each of the plurality of agents based upon the tasks process, wherein the code provides configuration information for a master process and a plurality of slave processes within the distributed computer network.The present invention allows processes run on a distributed set of computers to be provided with appropriate configuration files without requiring the master node to pre-generate those files ahead of time. Specifically, the invention generates the configuration files on the computers that will host the processes. A special bootstrap tool is run on each machine. This tool provides a unique identifier to each process. Each machine running a slave process sends the master process its address, and the master returns a port number.
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Abdullahi Salad
Apple Inc.
Khanna Madhu
Sawyer Law Group P.C.
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