SYSTEM FOR RECONFIGURING AN EXISTING SERVER PROCESS WITHOUT ENDING AND RESTARTING

SYSTEM FOR RECONFIGURING AN EXISTING SERVER PROCESS WITHOUT ENDING AND RESTARTING

The present invention is a method, program product, computer system and apparatus for configuring an existing server process without the need to end and restart the server process. Specifically, a new server process is started with updated configuration information. If an existing server process is...

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Hauptverfasser: SHAO SCHUMAN M, NOCK CLIFTON MALCOLM
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention is a method, program product, computer system and apparatus for configuring an existing server process without the need to end and restart the server process. Specifically, a new server process is started with updated configuration information. If an existing server process is currently running, then the new server process assumes the role of a client and initiates a configuration request. The configuration request contains the necessary information for the existing server process to update its "old" configuration to conform to the "new configuration" in accordance with the configuration request.