Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery – Data processing system error or fault handling – Reliability and availability
Reexamination Certificate
2006-04-04
2006-04-04
Beausoliel, Robert (Department: 2113)
Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery
Data processing system error or fault handling
Reliability and availability
C714S011000, C714S043000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07024582
ABSTRACT:
In a cluster of computing nodes having shared access to one or more volumes of data storage using a parallel file system, a method for managing the data storage includes initiating a session of a data management application on a session node selected from among the nodes in the cluster. The session node receives an event message in a session queue for processing by the data management application, responsive to a request submitted to the parallel file system by a source node among the nodes in the cluster to perform a file operation on a file in the data storage. Following a failure at the session node, the session queue is reconstructed so that processing of the event message by the data management application can continue after recovery from the failure, and the request can be fulfilled at the source node.
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Haskin Roger
Loy Irit
Marberg John
Schmuck Frank
Shumeli Boaz
Beausoliel Robert
Browdy and Neimark PLLC
Guyton Philip
International Business Machines - Corporation
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