Data processing: database and file management or data structures – File or database maintenance – Database archive
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-12
2011-07-12
Chen, Susan Y (Department: 2161)
Data processing: database and file management or data structures
File or database maintenance
Database archive
C707S663000, C707S664000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07979400
ABSTRACT:
A database spread over multiple nodes allows each node to store a journal recording changes made to the database and also allows a journaling component to manage the memory space available for journaling. Two threshold size values may be specified for the journal. The first threshold value specifies a journal size at which to being pruning the journal on a given node. A journal pruning algorithm may be used to identify journal entries that may be removed. For example, once a given transaction completes (i.e., commits) the journal entries related to that transaction may be pruned from the journal. The second threshold value specifies the maximum size of the journal. After reaching this size, journal entries may be written to disk instead of the in-memory journal.
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Barsness Eric Lawrence
Darrington David L.
Peters Amanda
Santosuosso John Matthew
Chen Susan Y
International Business Machines - Corporation
Patterson & Sheridan LLP
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