System and method for managing recovery information in a transaction processing system
US6018746A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99953
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for organizing and managing recovery information on a per-transaction basis using distinct memory structures is provided. A transaction processing system includes one or more transaction request units for initiating data transactions with a database. A memory architecture includes storage modules to store transaction recovery information that is used in recovering from a transaction processing failure, and further includes transaction descriptor memory structures each of which correspond to a distinct transaction. The transaction descriptors allow access to the transaction recovery information to be isolated from other transaction recovery information. A control information field in each transaction descriptor stores a transaction identifier that identifies the distinct transaction to which it corresponds. The transaction descriptor also includes multiple information address fields, each of which includes a pointer to one of the storage modules that stores part of the transaction recovery information associated with the transaction identifier.
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