CA2338025A1 - A method and apparatus for implementing a workgroup server array - Google Patents

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CA2338025A1
CA2338025A1 CA002338025A CA2338025A CA2338025A1 CA 2338025 A1 CA2338025 A1 CA 2338025A1 CA 002338025 A CA002338025 A CA 002338025A CA 2338025 A CA2338025 A CA 2338025A CA 2338025 A1 CA2338025 A1 CA 2338025A1
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    • H04L67/10—Protocols in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network
    • H04L67/1001—Protocols in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network for accessing one among a plurality of replicated servers
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A method and apparatus for implementing a workgroup server array ideal for web-based Intranet, Extranet and Internet applications. The inventive server array comprises a plurality of team/workgroup computers (408) equipped with workgroup-based direct-access servers and modular controlling devices (1), creating workgroup-based fault-tolerant and fail-over capabilities, providing console-based monitoring and management support, and accommodating highly available and scalable web-based applications wit optimal performance. These workgroup server arrays can be used as the basic building blocks to construct large-scale serve clusters, so that more users can be served concurrently. Furthermore, a workgroup-server-array-based architecture is created for building various highly available, scalable and mission critical server clusters, which enable distributed computing services for enerris-based Intranet, Extract and Internet mission critical applications.
CA002338025A 1999-05-20 2000-05-17 A method and apparatus for implementing a workgroup server array Expired - Lifetime CA2338025C (en)

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