Apparatus and method for maintaining databases on application servers
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Abstract
A central database server (10) supports a central database (12) that contains central database content. A first archiving module (30) archives central database content into a content archive (32). A second archiving module (44) archives the content archive (32) and supporting software (18, 46) into an application archive (50). An application server (20) supports a computer code execution environment (60) for executing the application archive (50) to organize the content of the content archive (32) into a database on the application server (20).
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39 Claims
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1-20. -20. (canceled)
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21. An instance of a distributed database, the instance comprising:
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a database engine;
data content and schema providing a logical description of the data content, the data content and schema being arranged as one of;
database server files, and an archive file;
wherein the database engine is adapted to provide;
read/write access to the data content conditional upon the data content and schema being arranged as database server files, and read-only access to the data content conditional upon the data content and schema being arranged as an archive file. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27-31. -31. (canceled)
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32. A method for maintaining an edge database on an application server, the method comprising:
receiving a database archive file at the application server, the database archive file containing;
a content archive file archiving at least some content of a central database, and supporting software including at least a database engine adapted to access the content archive file contained in the database archive file; and
deploying the database archive file on the application server to effect a database instance providing read-only access to the at least some content of the central database. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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