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US 2003/0233597 A1Published application
Method for eliminating a computer from a cluster
OwnerJoseph W. Armstronginventor
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Abstract
A method for eliminating a computer from a cluster to guarantee data integrity and application recovery on another computer includes installing, on each cluster node, a shutdown facility with a list of shutdown agents. The shutdown agents are independent executable programs that implement a shutdown method.
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A method for eliminating a computer from a cluster with at least two computers to guarantee data integrity and application recovery on another computer, which comprises:
- registering a number of independent shutdown agents with a shutdown facility;
- and
- installing the shutdown facility and the shutdown agents on all computers in the cluster.
A method for eliminating a computer from a cluster with two or more computers, which comprises:
- providing a cluster with at least two computers;
- and
- guaranteeing data integrity and application recovery on another computer by:
- registering a number of independent shutdown agents with a shutdown facility;
- and
- installing the shutdown facility and the shutdown agents on all computers in the cluster.
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