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Methods to minimize communication in a cluster database system

US9229970B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 7, 2009
Grant dateJan 5, 2016
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Expiry dateNov 8, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/1471
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An ordering of operations in log records includes: performing update operations on a database object by a node; writing log records for the update operations into a local buffer by the node, the log records each including a local virtual timestamp; determining that a log flush to write the log records in the local buffer to a persistent storage is to be performed; in response, sending a request from the node to a log flush sequence server for a log flush sequence number; receiving the log flush sequence number by the node; inserting the log flush sequence number into the log records in the local buffer; and performing the log flush to write the log records in the local buffer to the persistent storage, where the log records written to the persistent storage comprises the local virtual timestamps and the log flush sequence number.

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