Method of transaction handling in distributed configuration database

摘要

The method involves receiving transactions initiated by an application via an interface with public and private segments and performing the transaction w.r.t. the configuration database. An event notification manager sets transactions waiting for a block to be released into an alarm readiness if a block-hold transaction sends a message indicating that the block is to be released. An event queue stores data relating to and classified according to conducted transactions. The private segment of the transaction interface ensures that a transaction does not maintain a block for longer than necessary for that transaction. Independent claims are also included for a method of updating a configuration database, a computer-readable medium and a computer data signal incorporated into a carrier wave.