SERVER LOAD BALANCING USING DYNAMIC LOG-ON GROUPS
First Claim
1. A computer program product comprising a machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one programmable processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising:
- retrieving at least one dynamic logon group parameter associated with an originator of requests for server processing by a computing system comprising a plurality of server instances, the at least one dynamic logon group parameter being established prior to runtime and comprising an abstract definition of server instance characteristics required or preferred for handling the requests from the originator without designating specific server instances for handling the requests from the originator;
selecting at least one server instance from the plurality of server instances, the at least one selected server instance satisfying the abstract definition of server instance characteristics;
assigning, at runtime, the at least one selected server instance to respond to the requests from the originator.
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Abstract
One or more dynamic logon group parameters can be retrieved. The dynamic logon group parameters can be associated with an originator of requests for server processing by a computing system that includes a plurality of server instances, can be established prior to runtime, and can include an abstract definition of server instance characteristics required or preferred for handling the requests from the originator without designating specific server instances for handling the requests from the originator. One or more server instances can be selected from the plurality of server instances such that the one or more selected server instances satisfy the abstract definition of server instance characteristics. At runtime, the one or more selected server instances can be assigned to respond to the requests from the originator. Related articles of manufacture, systems, and methods are described.
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19 Claims
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1. A computer program product comprising a machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one programmable processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising:
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retrieving at least one dynamic logon group parameter associated with an originator of requests for server processing by a computing system comprising a plurality of server instances, the at least one dynamic logon group parameter being established prior to runtime and comprising an abstract definition of server instance characteristics required or preferred for handling the requests from the originator without designating specific server instances for handling the requests from the originator; selecting at least one server instance from the plurality of server instances, the at least one selected server instance satisfying the abstract definition of server instance characteristics; assigning, at runtime, the at least one selected server instance to respond to the requests from the originator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system comprising:
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at least one programmable processor; and a machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one programmable processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising; retrieving at least one dynamic logon group parameter associated with an originator of requests for server processing by a computing system comprising a plurality of server instances, the at least one dynamic logon group parameter being established prior to runtime and comprising an abstract definition of server instance characteristics required or preferred for handling the requests from the originator without designating specific server instances for handling the requests from the originator; selecting at least one server instance from the plurality of server instances, the at least one selected server instance satisfying the abstract definition of server instance characteristics; assigning, at runtime, the at least one selected server instance to respond to the requests from the originator. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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retrieving at least one dynamic logon group parameter associated with an originator of requests for server processing by a computing system comprising a plurality of server instances, the at least one dynamic logon group parameter being established prior to runtime and comprising an abstract definition of server instance characteristics required or preferred for handling the requests from the originator without designating specific server instances for handling the requests from the originator; selecting at least one server instance from the plurality of server instances, the at least one selected server instance satisfying the abstract definition of server instance characteristics; assigning, at runtime, the at least one selected server instance to respond to the requests from the originator. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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