Special purpose operating system for executing a database server
US6691117B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
- Lawrence J. Ellison
- C. Gregory Doherty
- Jay Rossiter
- David Stowell
- Dimitris Nakos
- Pari Bhaduri
- Venkat Malla
- Jane Chen
- Bala Kumaresan
- John John E. So
- Niloy Banerjee
- Srinivas Maturi
- Lalitha Ganti
- Ramkumar Venkataraman
- Balasubramanyam Sthanikam
- Yuanjiang Ou
- Joseph Therrattil Koonen
- Harish Rawat
- Muthu Olagappan
- Thivakaram Prakash Sivakumar
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 23, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 23, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99953
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A database system that incorporates numerous features that reduce the total cost of maintaining the database system is provided. That database system includes a database appliance that executes a database server on a platform that includes a special purpose operating system specifically tailored to the services required by the database server. The database appliance configures itself by detecting the environment in which it resides and setting operational parameters based on the detected environment. The configuration metadata of all components of the system are stored in a centralized repository which itself may reside external to the system. Both the database server configuration and the operating system configuration are managed by a remotely located integrated management console, which interacts with and configures the system at the database system level, the operating system level and, optionally, at the hardware subsystem level. Backup management may also be performed remotely. The remote components, such as the integrated management console, the backup server, and the configuration repository, may communicate with the system through a wide area network, such as the Internet,…
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