Identifying network servers capable of hosting a database

A data processing system having an identification mechanism with associated memory for identifying database servers on a network capable of hosting databases, the system executing method acts comprising:

• transmitting means for transmitting a broadcast message requesting identification responses from database compatible servers connected to a network to determine whether they are capable of hosting a database;
• receiving means for receiving said responses;
• and
• control means for storing said received responses in said memory and reading said stored responses from said memory after a predetermined period of time sufficient to enable storing of expected responses.

A method executable by a computer system comprising:

• transmitting a broadcast message requesting identification responses from database compatible servers connected to a network to determine whether they are capable of hosting a database;
• receiving said responses;
• and
• storing said received responses in said memory and reading said stored responses from said memory after a predetermined period of time sufficient to enable storing of expected responses.

A method for use by a data processing system having memory for identifying database compatible servers connected to a network, comprising:

• transmitting a broadcast message requesting responses from said database compatible servers to determine whether they are capable of hosting a database;
• receiving said responses in said memory;
• storing said responses in memory;
• waiting for a preselected time sufficient to receive expected responses;
• and
• reading said responses from said memory.

A data processing system having memory for identifying database compatible servers connected to a network, the system executing method acts comprising:

• transmitting a broadcast message requesting responses from said database compatible servers to determine whether they are capable of hosting a database;
• receiving said responses in said memory;
• storing said responses in memory;
• waiting for a preselected time sufficient to receive expected responses;
• and
• reading said responses from said memory.

A computer program product for use in a computer system operatively coupled to a computer readable memory, the computer program product including a computer-readable data storage medium comprising:

• means for transmitting a broadcast message requesting responses from said database compatible servers to determine whether they are capable of hosting a database;
• means for receiving said responses in said memory;
• means for storing said responses in memory;
• means for waiting for a preselected time sufficient to receive expected
• responses;
• and
• means for reading said responses from said memory.

An identification mechanism for a database compatible server connectable to a network for sending and receiving messages for identifying database servers on a network capable of hosting databases, comprising:

• receiving means for receiving a message requesting identification of said database compatible server from a data processing system;
• responding means for responding to said message requesting identification to generate a response thereto identifying that said database compatible server is capable of hosting a database;
• and
• transmitting means for transmitting said response to said data processing system.

A method for a database compatible server connectable to a network for sending and receiving messages for identifying database servers on a network capable of hosting databases, comprising:

• receiving a message requesting identification of said database compatible server from a data processing system;
• responding to said message requesting identification to generate a response thereto identifying that said database compatible server is capable of hosting a database;
• and
• transmitting said response to said data processing system.

A computer program product for use in a computer system operatively coupled to a computer readable memory, the computer program product including a computer-readable data storage medium tangibly embodying computer readable program instructions for implementing method acts comprising:

• receiving a message requesting identification of said database compatible server from a data processing system;
• responding to said message requesting identification to generate a response thereto identifying that said database compatible server is capable of hosting a database;
• and
• transmitting said response to said data processing system.