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Method, system and program product for managing applications in a shared computer infrastructure

US8286157B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 28, 2005
Grant dateOct 9, 2012
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Expiry dateDec 27, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F21/6218
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Under the present invention, when an application is deployed, certain information corresponding thereto will be stored in an Enterprise Application Directory (EAD). Thereafter, when an instance of the application is requested (e.g., by a requestor), the information is retrieved from the EAD. In addition, the instance is registered with an Application Access Registry (AAR). Registering the instance involves creating a record in the AAR, generating a unique application access key for the instance, and storing the access key with the information in the record. The access key (and optionally the information) is then returned to the requestor, which can then issue service requests to one or more grid services in the shared computer infrastructure. The service request will include the access key so that the grid service can identify the application by searching for the record in the registry using the access key.

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