Patent ID: 6339771
Filing Date: 2002-01-15
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A computer-readable medium including a program for processing a request utilizing a database management system in a computer system, the database management system for managing at least one database, at least one database management system instance corresponding to the database management system being available, the computer system including a plurality of threads, the program comprising instructions for:providing a connection to a particular database management system instance of the at least one database management system instance for a thread of the plurality of threads if the thread has not previously used the particular database management system instance; wherein the thread aids in the execution of the request; associating the connection with the thread if the thread has not previously utilized the particular database management system instance; and reusing the connection to the particular database management system instance that is associated with the thread if the thread has previously used the particular database management system instance.