Distributed cluster reconfiguration
US8805978B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2209/505
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A reconfiguration is distributed among multiple nodes of a cluster. Upon detecting an initiation of a reconfiguration of the cluster, reconfiguration functionality is delegated from the master node to one or more slave nodes in the cluster. Thus, multiple nodes perform reconfiguration functionality in parallel, such that one or more slave nodes perform delegated reconfiguration tasks that would conventionally be performed by the master node. The cluster reconfiguration can be in the form of one or more nodes joining or leaving the cluster. Data to facilitate the cluster reconfiguration can be transmitted from the master node to a slave node to which reconfiguration functionality is being delegated. Such data can include, for example, identifiers of nodes joining or leaving the cluster and/or information concerning the architecture and shared storage media of the cluster.
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