Change approvals for computing systems
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorApurva Kumar
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Abstract
A proxy directory server discovers the topology of distributed directory server immediately after starting up and before accepting client requests. Immediately after starting up, the proxy server executes queries to extract the structured data corresponding to directory distribution information from the distributed directory servers. Dynamic topology reconfiguration of the distributed directory is achieved by any dynamic configuration changes made to the topology information directly at the proxy during operation being propagated by means of directory update operations to the distributed directory servers.
Claims25
A method for configuring a proxy directory server proxying for one or more distributed directory servers, said method comprising:
- storing connection information on said proxy directory server;
- connecting said proxy directory server with one or more of said distributed directory servers using said connection information;
- and
- for successfully connected ones of said distributed directory servers, executing queries to extract structured data to produce a topology of the said connected distributed directory servers.
A proxy directory server comprising:
- a store of connection information;
- and
- a processor for connecting with one or more distributed directory servers using said connection information, and, for successfully connected ones of said distributed directory servers, executing queries to extract structured data corresponding to a connected distributed directory server topology.
A proxy directory system comprising:
- a proxy directory server including:
- a store of connection information;
- and
- a processor;
- and
- one or more distributed directory servers connected with said proxy directory server;
- and wherein said processor connects with one or more said distributed directory servers using said connection information, and, for successfully connected ones of said distributed directory servers, executes queries to extract structured data to produce a topology of the said connected distributed directory servers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.