SERVER PERSISTENCE USING A URL IDENTIFIER
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Abstract
A method of accessing a web page from a plurality of servers over the Internet include receiving a request for the web page from a client computer at a load balancer and sending the request to a first server of the plurality of servers. The load balancer receives the web page from the first server and adds an identity of the first server to all URLs on the web page that reference the plurality of servers. The load balancer then forwards the data to the client computer.
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23 Claims
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1-21. -21. (canceled)
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22. A method for a client to access data from a plurality of servers comprising:
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providing a plurality of servers each containing the data to be accessed by a client during a session; using a load balancer connected to each of the plurality of servers to select one of the servers from among the plurality of servers for the session; sending server identification data to the client for the selected server; and using the server identification data from the client to reconnect to the selected sever in the event of a session failure.
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23. A machine-readable medium having stored thereon data representing instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations, comprising:
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accessing a plurality of servers each containing the data by a client during a session; causing a load balancer connected to each of the plurality of servers to select one of the servers from among the plurality of servers for the session; sending server identification data to the client for the selected server; and using the server identification data from the client to reconnect to the selected sever in the event of a session failure.
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