METHOD FOR MANAGING SHARED RESOURCES
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1. In a computing environment having a plurality of nodes, a method of resource management, comprising the steps of:
- collecting information about the associations of a resource and at least one node;
making available said collected information to one or more other nodes; and
reiterating above steps as needed.
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Abstract
A method, system and program product for managing resources among a plurality of nodes in a computing environment. An exemplary method includes the operations of collecting information about the resources and their associations with the nodes, making such information available to the other nodes, and reiterating these operations, resulting in maintaining current local and global views for nodes of the resources and providing a method of controlling usage of resources.
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1. In a computing environment having a plurality of nodes, a method of resource management, comprising the steps of:
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collecting information about the associations of a resource and at least one node; making available said collected information to one or more other nodes; and reiterating above steps as needed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A data processing system having a plurality of nodes associated with at least one resource, said nodes containing executable instructions for causing each node to carry out the steps of:
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detecting associated resource; collecting information about said associated resource; characterizing said collection information; making said characterized information available to other nodes in the plurality of nodes, correlating said information made available by nodes, and reiterating above steps as needed. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product for use in a computing environment comprised of at least two nodes associated with a resource, such product comprising a computer useable medium having a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a first node causes the first node to:
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collect information about a first association of the resource and the first node; allow said collected information to be made available to said second node; receive information about a second association of said resource and said second node; reiteratively perform zero or more times said collecting, allowing and receiving. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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