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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2002
Ching-yun Chao, Austin, TX (US);
Chunlong Liang, Austin, TX (US);
Ching-Yun Chao, Austin, TX (US);
Chunlong Liang, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An example of a solution provided here comprises: providing a connection pool, said connection pool including a connection for each of a plurality of servers; applying a load-balancing policy to said connection pool; and assigning a connection from said connection pool to a client, according to said load-balancing policy. Another example of a solution comprises: providing a plurality of directory servers; providing a connection pool, said connection pool including a connection for each of said plurality of directory servers; applying a load-balancing policy to said connection pool; and assigning a connection from said connection pool to a client, according to said load-balancing policy. Methods for providing highly available services, systems for executing such methods, and instructions on a computer-usable medium, for executing such methods, are provided.