Patent ID: 6243828
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A distributed processing system comprising:multiple processors, one processor being designated a control node and one or more other processors each being designated a target node;a system data repository (SDR) coupled to said control node;means for administering at least one of a mirrored volume group or an alternate volume group of at least one target node from said control node, said means for administering comprising:(i) means for storing information in a Node object and a VolumeGroup object in said SDR, said Node object and said VolumeGroup object providing information on each volume group of the at least one target node in the distributed processing system; and(ii) means for performing at the at least one target node at least one of mirroring of a volume group or designating an alternate volume group, said means for performing being initiated at said control node remote from said at least one target node.