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Distributed shared memory for server clusters

  • US 20030023702A1
  • Filed: 07/26/2001
  • Published: 01/30/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of managing data object references in a server cluster, comprising:

  • responsive to a first process that executes on a first server device in the server cluster referencing a data object, retrieving data from disk, generating the data object using the retrieved data, and storing the generated object in memory of the first server device;

    responsive to a second process that executes on a second server device of the cluster referencing the previously generated data object, creating or using a shared virtual memory space between the first and second server appliances; and

    placing the generated data object in the shared memory space wherein the second server device may retrieve at least a portion of the data object using the shared memory space without accessing disk.

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