Patent ID: 6314114
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for processing data on a distributed system that includes a first node, a second node and a third node, the method comprising the steps of:establishing, on the third node, a first dedicated process pool containing one or more server processes;using the one or more server processes contained in the first dedicated process pool to perform work for only client processes executing on the first node;establishing, on the third node, a second dedicated process pool containing one or more server processes;using the one or more server processes contained in the second dedicated process pool to perform work for only client processes executing on the second node;in response to requests to perform work from client processes on the first node, assigning one or more server processes from the first dedicated process pool to perform the work; andin response to requests to perform work from client processes on the second node, assigning one or more server processes from the second dedicated process pool to perform the work.