System and method for coordinating cluster state information
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Mar 23, 2010
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Jun 8, 2007
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Mar 3, 2003
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A method for managing a cluster of file servers is disclosed. The method has the first step of writing coordinating information for a plurality of servers of the cluster of servers to a master mailbox record, the master mailbox record written to a specific location on each disk of a set of lock disks, the set of lock disks having a plurality of disks, the plurality of disks chosen so that in the event of failure of a server of the plurality of servers, at least one lock disk will be available to the remaining servers. The method has the second step of writing a second copy of eth coordinating information to the master mailbox record of the set of lock disks.
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