METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISCOVERY OF DATABASES IN A CLIENT SERVER NETWORK

摘要

This invention relates to client server information handling networks having one or more database server systems in which a method and means are provided for database clients to identify and access database servers which are on the network or interconnected therewith in such a manner that they are accessible from said net work by providing a method and apparatus for implementing a client server information handling network having one or more database server systems controlling at least one database, at least one database client and a communications link between the ser vers and the client; the network including: discovery module for the database client to identify database servers accessible with the network. The discovery module incl udes: a search discovery module associated with the database client for generating a database discovery inquiry including a database search discovery request to iden tify the database server systems; a database discovery manager module associated with the database servers, the database discovery manager module being adapted to respond to the search discovery request by returning addressing information to p ermit access to the database servers by the database client.