Method, apparatus, and product for leasing of group membership in a distributed system
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1. A method in a processing system, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a lease request from a remote object, the lease request specifying an activation group of objects and a requested lease period; and
determining a lease period during which the remote object becomes a member of the activation group.
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Abstract
A system for leasing a group membership in a distributed processing system is provided. In accordance with this system, a remote object requests from an activation group a membership in the activation group for a period of time. Responsive to this request, the activation group determines an appropriate lease period during which time the remote object becomes a member of the activation group and runs in the same address space as other objects of the activation group.
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1. A method in a processing system, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a lease request from a remote object, the lease request specifying an activation group of objects and a requested lease period; and
determining a lease period during which the remote object becomes a member of the activation group.
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