Gads, how can anyone actually claim a patent based on this? This could describe almost any handshake technology. --- Kevin Closson <kevinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Kevin mentioned that in a split brain scenario the > lower node would > survive always > > > > ...It appears as though it is the lowest as per the > CRS node number, but > not the lowest IP...but again, I'm likely confusing > things because the > formula is not clearly available and we are talking > about true split > brain where there is a clean hemispherical split of > the cluster > (1/1,2/2). Split brain resolution > techniques/algorithms are the family > jewels of clusterware. The way things are these > days, you generally find > out more about how they work after they are patented > as is the case here > at PolyServe (I mean HP): > > > > PolyServe 7,148,853 > <http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PAL > L&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7149853.PN.&OS=P > N/7149853&RS=PN/7149853> > > > > 7,148,853 is on of the many algorithms that come > into play when there > are cluster meltdowns in a PolyServe cluster. > > Pete Barnett Lead Database Administrator The Regence Group pnbarne@xxxxxxxxxxx ____________________________________________________________________________________ TV dinner still cooling? Check out "Tonight's Picks" on Yahoo! TV. http://tv.yahoo.com/ -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l