Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Network computer configuring
Reexamination Certificate
2000-05-31
2004-04-20
Geckil, Mehmet B. (Department: 2142)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Network computer configuring
C709S221000, C709S201000, C709S246000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06725261
ABSTRACT:
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates, in general, to a distributed computing environment, and in particular, to managing one or more clusters of nodes of a distributed computing environment.
BACKGROUND ART
Distributed systems are highly-available, scalable systems that are utilized in various situations, including those situations that require a high-throughput of work or continuous or nearly continuous availability of the system.
A distributed system that has the capability of sharing resources is referred to as a cluster. A cluster includes operating system instances, which share resources and collaborate with each other to perform system tasks. While various cluster systems exist today (such as the RS/6000 SP system offered by International Business Machines Corporation), further enhancements to the existing cluster systems are still desired. For example, enhancements are desired to facilitate the administration of cluster systems.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The shortcomings of the prior art are overcome and additional advantages are provided through the provision of a method of automatically configuring clusters of a computing environment. The method includes, for instance, initiating, by a node to be added to a cluster of the computing environment, an obtaining of configuration data of one or more resources of the cluster; storing the configuration data in a system registry component of the cluster; and informing one or more other cluster components, by the system registry component, that the configuration data has been updated.
System and computer program products corresponding to the above-summarized methods are also described and claimed herein.
Additional features and advantages are realized through the techniques of the present invention. Other embodiments and aspects of the invention are described in detail herein and are considered a part of the claimed invention.
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Goering Ronald T.
Laib Gregory D.
Lucash Jeffrey S.
Novaes Marcos N.
Sohos George
Cutter, Esq. Lawrence D.
Geckil Mehmet B.
Schiller, Esq. Blanche E.
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