Method, System and program product for a partitioned processing environment

摘要

A partitioned processing system is disclosed wherein a shared storage space is implemented between plural partitions running heterogeneous operating systems. The shared storage permits the partitions to inter operate at the process level. The shared storage includes a table with entries defining the rules governing how the partitions inter-operate through the shared storage. The table entries may be made by a stand-alone process running independent of the partitions, or via memory broker which may be implemented in a partition as an operating system extension. A memory client running in a partition may initiate the creation of the table entries by the memory broker. The inter-operation of the processes in the partitions may be governed by an extension of an inter process protocol known to both operating system images. Further implementations of the system include establishing a heterogeneous client server network within the system passing request and responses through the shared storage space. <IMAGE>