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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2001
Filed:
May. 26, 1998
William Snaman, Jr., Nashua, NH (US);
Wayne Cardoza, Amherst, NH (US);
Compaq Computer Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A technique for sharing a resource among a cluster of devices in a computer network. The technique involves generating a vote count that includes votes from voting devices attempting to form a cluster until the vote count reaches a quorum. The technique further involves, when the quorum is reached, selecting a most advanced generation indicator from among the voting devices, advancing the selected generation indicator and storing the advanced selected generation indicator in memory as a cluster generation indicator. Upon the advanced selected generation indicator being stored in memory, the cluster is formed and includes the voting devices. The technique further involves sharing a resource among the voting devices after the cluster is formed.