Managing server membership
US8990376B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 1, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2209/505
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Example apparatus and methods manage membership in a collection of servers participating in providing a service. An example device may provide a user interface that provides a single coherent view of the in-service state (e.g., in-service, out-of-service) of members of the collection of servers. The example device may also provide a request monitor that selectively blocks a membership request to a target device when the membership request will cause the set of functionalities to be suspended. If a service manager tries to take the only in-service server out-of-service, the action may be selectively blocked and the service manager may receive a notification of the potential result of the action. Taking a server out-of-service may include stopping messages from flowing to the server.
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