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Self-configuration of nodes in a distributed message-based operating system

  • US 5,165,018 A
  • Filed: 01/05/1987
  • Issued: 11/17/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/05/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In a distributed data processing system comprising a plurality of interconnected nodes, each of said nodes comprising a processor and a memory coupled to said processor, at least one of said nodes comprising a set of resource configuration rules stored in said memory for configuring a resource on any node of the system, a method of configuring said resource for a specific node during run-time operation of said system, steps of said method being executed by said system as part of a computer program, said method comprising the steps of:

  • a) providing said node with a configuration management process;

    b) providing said node with a resource definition message for each resource type needed by said node; and

    c) utilizing said configuration management process and said resource definition message to configure a resource server module which controls said resource.

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