Patent ID: 7502796
Filing Date: 2009-03-10
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for optimizing performance and data safety in a system comprising a first and at least one second database server being coupled with a communication network, comprising the steps of: the first database server accepting at least one transaction from a client application; the first database server attempting sending the transaction to the second database server via the communication network to replicate the transaction on the second database server before the transaction is stored in the first database server; the first database server determining one of i) a success and ii) a non-success, of the sending the transaction to the second database server to replicate the transaction on the second database server; and based on said determination of sending the transaction to the second database server, the first database server storing the transaction in a persistent storage according to a data storage method in one of a buffered disk write mode and an unbuffered disk write mode.