Patent ID: 7496579
Filing Date: 2009-02-24
Classification: H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of transitioning a database service from a failing server to another server of a computing environment comprising a plurality of servers, the method comprising: responsive to detecting failure at a primary server of the computing environment providing a database service, and without pre-requiring server of the computing environment to function as backup to the primary server, selecting another server of the computing environment to function as database service backup for the primary, failing server, wherein the another server lacks a mirrored copy of a database supporting the database service at the primary, failing server, and lacks access to the database the database service at the primary, failing server; updating at least one configuration file of the computing environment to indicate that the another server is to function as database service backup for the primary, failing server; and subsequent to the selecting of the another server, dynamically creating by the another server at least one database data repository structure at the another server, the dynamically created at least one database data repository structure supporting the database service backup function at the another server by receiving data therein, and the at least one database data repository structure corresponding to at least one database data repository structure of a database supporting the database service function at the primary server, wherein the data received into the dynamically created at least one database data repository structure was directed to the corresponding at least one database data repository structure of the database supporting the database service function at the primary server.