System for currently updating database by one host and reading the database by different host for the purpose of implementing decision support functions
US5852715A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 1996 |
| Grant date | Dec 22, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99955
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of implementing decision support in an environment including a data storage system and a plurality of host processors at least some of which are connected to the data storage system, wherein the data storage system stores a working database, the method including the steps of through a selected one of the plurality of host processors, updating the working database on an ongoing basis; while the working database is being updated on an ongoing basis, generating a copy of the working database; using the copy of the database to generate a support copy of the database; and through a different one of the plurality of host processors, using the support copy for the purpose of implementing decision support functions.
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