Patent ID: 8539087
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for defining and managing a composite service group for a cluster based computer system, comprising: instantiating a plurality of application units on a cluster based computer system, wherein the application units implement a business service; receiving a composite service group definition, wherein a composite service group enumerates application units, out of the plurality of application units, that implement the business service, and wherein the composite service group represents a container object in the cluster based computer system, wherein the composite service group includes hierarchical dependency information for controlling initialization for each of the application units that implement the business service, and sequential dependency information for controlling initialization for each of the application units that implement the business service; generating a consolidated status of the composite service group; and bringing the business service online or offline in accordance with the consolidated status by using the composite service group.