Windows management instrument synchronized repository provider
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1. A method of communication between a local node and a plurality of remote nodes in a computing system for the synchronization of data, said method comprising communicating data synchronization messages concerning the data of a repository in a multicast mode via a multicast communication link that interconnects all of said nodes.
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Abstract
A method and synchronized data repository provider that synchronize data of repositories among a plurality of computing nodes is disclosed. Each node includes a synchronized provider, which communicates with the synchronized providers in the other nodes to synchronize the data of the repositories. The communication is with data synchronization messages, which are multicast by a sending node via a multicast communication link to all of the other nodes. A synchronization scope as well as a class limits the data of a repository. A repository is initialized via a point-to-point communication link with another node. The method and synchronized provider include the capability to handle response storms, lost messages and duplicate messages.
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- 1. A method of communication between a local node and a plurality of remote nodes in a computing system for the synchronization of data, said method comprising communicating data synchronization messages concerning the data of a repository in a multicast mode via a multicast communication link that interconnects all of said nodes.
- 15. A synchronized repository provider for communication between a local node and a plurality of remote nodes in a computing system comprising a data communication device that synchronizes data of a repository by communicating data synchronization messages concerning the data of said repository in a multicast mode via a multicast communication link that interconnects all of said nodes.
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