Multicomputer complex having a distributed shared memory system for providing a single system view from multiple consoles
US5390316A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 30, 1993 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2360/04
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer complex is provided with a mechanism for message delivery and redelivery in a controlled manner through the use of distributed shared memory. This provides a mechanism for overall computer system complex operation from a plurality of consoles which are registered or identified to the system and which particularly enhances capabilities for remote operation. In this way the complex can be made to look like a single system. Direct communication between any pair of systems is provided, say, by channel-to-channel adapters. Message information is maintained in each system which can also communicate with shared storage to establish update level information regarding locally maintained message information.
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