Patent ID: 8069139
Filing Date: 2011-11-29
Classification: H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A system for transitioning a database service from a failing server to another server of a computing environment comprising a plurality of servers, the system comprising: a processor and a memory; means, responsive to detecting failure at a primary server of the computing environment providing a database service, and without pre-requiring any server of the computing environment to function as backup to the primary server, for 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 supporting the database service at the primary, failing server; means for updating at least one configuration file of the computing environment to indicate that the another service is to function as database service backup for the primary, failing server; and means for dynamically creating by the another server, subsequent to the selecting of 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.