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System and method for model-based configuration of a server cluster

US8984101B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 26, 2004
Grant dateMar 17, 2015
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Expiry dateSep 28, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/568
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for configuring servers in a cluster. The method may include storing one or more base configuration files associated with an application in a domain administration server, deploying the base configuration files onto one or more servers in a cluster of servers, making one or more instance-specific modifications to the base configuration files, and executing the application in accordance with the one or more modified base configuration files. In various embodiments, the base configuration files may be XML files, and the modifications may be xpath expressions. An alternate embodiment of the method may include storing one or more configuration files based on a common template and representing a platform-specific configuration of a server in a domain administration server, deploying the configuration files onto one or more servers in a cluster of servers, and configuring the servers in accordance with the configuration files.

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