Patent ID: 8583756

Claim:
A system comprising: a plurality of server computers having memories for storing a plurality of server partitions forming a database management system (DBMS) server instance, each of the plurality of server partitions being located on one of the plurality of server computers in the system; a mechanism in each of the plurality of server partitions; and a daemon in each of the plurality of server partitions, responsive to one of the plurality of server partitions receiving a communication resource configuration request from one of a client in the system, another server partition in the DBMS server instance, and the daemon in the one server partition, the mechanism in the one server partition dynamically configuring a number of communication resource elements initialized in the one server partition for communication with one or more other server partitions in the DBMS server instance, dynamic configuration of the number of communication resource elements initialized in the one server partition being accomplished in real-time without having to stop and restart the DBMS server instance, the daemon in the one server partition communicating the communication resource configuration request to at least one other server partition in the DBMS server instance using one or more communication resource elements initialized in the one server partition.