Facility creation process for clustered servers

An apparatus for providing a facility in a cluster server configuration, the apparatus comprising:

• a first cluster node;
• a second cluster node;
• a shared disk system coupled to the first cluster node and second cluster node;
• where a facility can be installed on the first cluster node, wherein the facility comprises a logical container that contains a plurality of rooms in an eRoom server application, where facility registry keys are added to a resource in a cluster group comprising the first cluster node, the second cluster node and the shared disk system, the registry keys comprising a facility key, a full text key, open database connectivity format keys wherein the open database connectivity format keys permit the second cluster node to locate the installed facility via the shared disk system and permit one of the cluster nodes to make structured query language calls, and a connectivity information key, and where a fail-over operation of the cluster group can be performed from the first cluster node to the second cluster node so that the facility is replicated on the second cluster node, wherein the registry keys are replicated in the second cluster node during the fail-over operation and a password for an open database connectivity for the installed facility is reset after the fail-over operation.

An article of manufacture, comprising:

• a machine-readable medium having stored thereon instructions to:
• install a facility on a first cluster node, wherein the facility comprises a logical container that contains a plurality of rooms in an eRoom server application;
• add facility registry keys to a resource in a cluster group comprising the first cluster node, a second cluster node and a shared disk, the registry keys comprising a facility key, a full text key, open database connectivity format keys, and a connectivity information key;
• perform a fail-over operation of the cluster group from the first cluster node to the second cluster node;
• reset a password for an open database connectivity for the added facility;
• and
• remove the added facility registry keys to prevent replication back to the first cluster node.

An apparatus for installing a facility in a clustered server configuration, the apparatus comprising:

• means for installing a facility on a first cluster node, wherein the facility comprises a logical container that contains a plurality of rooms in an eRoom server application;
• coupled to creating means, means for adding facility registry keys to a resource in a cluster group comprising the first cluster node, a second cluster node and a shared disk, the registry keys comprising a facility key, a full text key, open database connectivity format keys, and a connectivity information key;
• coupled to the adding means, means for performing a fail-over operation of the cluster group from the first cluster node to the second cluster node;
• coupled to the performing means, means for resetting a password for an open database connectivity for the added facility;
• and
• coupled to the resetting means, means for removing the added facility registry keys to prevent replication back to the first cluster node.

A method of installing a facility in a clustered server configuration, the method comprising:

• performing an eRoom cluster configuration procedure to permit one of a first cluster node and a second cluster node to run an eRoom server application that is installed in a shared storage device in the cluster configuration;
• installing a facility on a first cluster node, wherein the facility comprises a logical container that contains a plurality of rooms in the eRoom server application;
• adding facility registry keys to a resource in a cluster group comprising the first cluster node, the second cluster node and the shared storage device, the registry keys comprising a facility key, a full text key, open database connectivity format keys, and a connectivity information key;
• performing a fail-over operation of the cluster group from the first cluster node to the second cluster node, with the registry keys being replicated in the second cluster node during the fail-over operation;
• resetting a password for an open database connectivity for the added facility;
• and
• removing the added facility registry keys to prevent replication back to the first cluster node.

An apparatus for installing a facility in a clustered server configuration, the apparatus comprising:

• means for performing an eRoom cluster configuration procedure to permit one of a first cluster node and a second cluster node to run an eRoom server application that is installed in a shared storage device in the cluster configuration;
• means for installing a facility on a first cluster node, wherein the facility comprises a logical container that contains a plurality of rooms in the eRoom server application;
• coupled to the creating means, means for adding facility registry keys to a resource in a cluster group comprising the first cluster node, the second cluster node and the shared storage device, the registry keys comprising a facility key, a full text key, open database connectivity format keys, and a connectivity information key;
• coupled to the adding means, means for performing a fail-over operation of the cluster group from the first cluster node to the second cluster node, with the registry keys being replicated in the second cluster node during the fail-over operation;
• coupled to the performing means, means for resetting a password for an open database connectivity for the added facility;
• and
• coupled to the resetting means, means for removing the added facility registry keys to prevent replication back to the first cluster node.

An article of manufacture, comprising:

• a machine-readable medium having stored thereon instructions to:
• perform an eRoom cluster configuration procedure to permit one of a first cluster node and a second cluster node to run an eRoom server application that is installed in a shared storage device in the cluster configuration;
• install a facility on a first cluster node, wherein the facility comprises a logical container that contains a plurality of rooms in the eRoom server application;
• add facility registry keys to a resource in a cluster group comprising the first cluster node, the second cluster node and the shared storage device, the registry keys comprising a facility key, a full text key, open database connectivity format keys, and a connectivity information key;
• perform a fail-over operation of the cluster group from the first cluster node to the second cluster node, with the registry keys being replicated in the second cluster node during the fail-over operation;
• reset a password for an open database connectivity for the added facility;
• and
• remove the added facility registry keys to prevent replication back to the first cluster node.