Patent ID: 7120690

Claim:
In a computer network having a plurality of nodes for interacting with computer network information including both computer data and domain configuration status, a system for managing said plurality of nodes comprising: means for establishing a DDB in each of said nodes; means for controlling contents of each said DDB to be identical to contents of every other said DDB and in a manner to avoid a single point of failure; wherein said contents controlling means further comprises: means for maintaining the most current of said domain configuration status in said DDB in said each of said nodes; means for selecting one of said plurality of nodes as a master node; means for subordinating all other of said plurality of nodes to said master node in a configuration defined by said master node and said all other of said plurality of nodes; and, wherein said master node includes means for responding to a change to said domain configuration status in a manner to maintain said contents of said each said DDB identical to said contents of said every other said DDB.