Patent ID: 7617257

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for managing metadata of a cluster database system, comprising: receiving a change request at a server of the cluster database system, wherein the cluster database system comprises a multi-node Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) networks and a node of the multi-node LDAP network comprises the server and one or more additional servers; modifying an LDAP image at the server based on the request; updating a change log based on a metadata change to the LDAP image; updating one or more server instances that are associated with the node based at least in part on the metadata change to the LDAP image; updating one or more additional nodes of the LDAP network based at least in part on the metadata change to the LDAP image, wherein the one or more additional nodes share a schema with the node; and storing the metadata change in a storage area of a volatile or non-volatile computer-usable medium.