Apparatus, method and computer program product for client/server computing with the ability to select which servers are capable of creating transaction state data
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1. A server for use in a client/server computing system for executing distributed transactions, comprising:
- a local distributed transaction service implementation;
means for receiving either a first designation from a systems management unit designating that the server is not to instantiate a transaction factory object upon server startup, or a second designation from a systems management unit designating that the server is to instantiate a transaction factory object upon server startup; and
means for, upon server startup, instantiating a transaction factory object as part of the local distributed transaction service implementation if the means for receiving has received the second designation and for not instantiating a transaction factory object as part of the local distributed transaction service implementation if the means for receiving has received the first designation.
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Abstract
A server processing method for use in a client/server computing system which carries out transactions, includes steps of: receiving a command from a client process to signify the beginning of a transaction; determining whether a local transaction creator exists; and forwarding on the command to another server if a local transaction creator does not exist and for locally creating transaction state data if a local transaction creator does exist.
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1. A server for use in a client/server computing system for executing distributed transactions, comprising:
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a local distributed transaction service implementation;
means for receiving either a first designation from a systems management unit designating that the server is not to instantiate a transaction factory object upon server startup, or a second designation from a systems management unit designating that the server is to instantiate a transaction factory object upon server startup; and
means for, upon server startup, instantiating a transaction factory object as part of the local distributed transaction service implementation if the means for receiving has received the second designation and for not instantiating a transaction factory object as part of the local distributed transaction service implementation if the means for receiving has received the first designation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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