Automatic resource group formation and maintenance in a high ava

Details Automatic resource group formation and maintenance in a high ava Automatic resource group formation and maintenance in a high ava

1997-03-31

2000-03-14

Wright, Norman Michael

Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery

Data processing system error or fault handling

Reliability and availability

709226, G06F 1300, H01J 1300

Patent

active

060386770

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus that automatically generates and maintains resource groups for a clustered computer network configuration. Resource groups are said to be generated "automatically" because the system administrator preferably is not directly involved with defining what resources go within a particular group. Rather, the administrator merely identifies a set of resources that must be collocated with a given application in the event of a failure of a computer on which the application is then executing. One or more resource groups are then automatically generated using a set of collocation "constraints" or rules. A first collocation constraint preferably enforces any user-defined collocations for a given application, and a second constraint collocates disk partition resources residing on the same physical disk. A resource group generated is this manner ensures effective fault-tolerant operation.

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