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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 15, 1995
Takeo Murakami, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
The invention provides a node apparatus and a storage apparatus for use with a distributed system and a recovery method for a resource managing server for a distributed system, which are improved in that the load to a server upon recovery of the server is reduced and the memory area of the server can be utilized effectively. The node apparatus is used with a distributed system which includes a plurality of node apparatus each including one or both of a client and a resource managing server and a storage apparatus for storing checkpoints and wherein the plurality of node apparatus and the server are interconnected by way of a network. The node apparatus at least includes a client, and includes a checkpoint taking unit for allowing, in ordinary operation of the distributed system, the client provided in the node apparatus to take a checkpoint regarding a resource managed by the server, and a unit for storing the checkpoint taken by the checkpoint taking unit in the ordinary operation of the distributed system into the storage apparatus.