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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100103781 | TIME SYNCHRONIZATION IN CLUSTER SYSTEMS Techniques are described herein for synchronizing cluster time. According to one technique, a master node is appointed in a cluster. Other “slave” nodes periodically synchronize their clocks with the master node. To synchronize its clock with the master node, a slav... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20080281938 | Selecting a master node in a multi-node computer system Selecting a master node in a multi-node computer system is described. Each node of the multi-node computer system selects a timeout value (e.g., randomly). Each node starts a timer, which is set to expire at the selected timeout value of its corresponding node. The node... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080183894 | Synchronizing cluster time Synchronizing cluster time is described. Times of one or more nodes in the cluster to a master node of the cluster are synchronized. It is discovered that a node of a cluster has a clock time that is ahead of a master clock time of the master node. In response to discov... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20070073855 | Detecting and correcting node misconfiguration of information about the location of shared storage resources A group of shared-storage resources are being maintained as replicas by the nodes of a cluster. Each node in the cluster maintains a set of pointers to the members of the group. As membership changes, the set of pointers should be changed accordingly. For various, reaso... | 03/29/2007 |
