Claims
- 1. A database appliance comprising:
a database server that includes self configuration software that automatically:
detects an amount of resources that are available at a particular installation of the database appliance; and adapts one or more parameters of the database server based upon the amount of resources that are detected.
- 2. A database appliance comprising:
a database server; a special purpose operating system whose features and configuration are dictated by the database server and supporting components; and a management agent for dynamically changing parameters associated with said database server and said operating system.
- 3. A database appliance comprising:
a database server; and an operating system; where the database server includes self configuration software that automatically:
detects an amount of resources that are available at a particular installation of the database appliance; and adapts one or more parameters of the operating system based upon the amount of resources that are detected.
- 4. A database appliance comprising:
a database server; and hardware for executing the database server; where the database server includes self configuration software that automatically:
detects an amount of resources that are available at a particular installation of the database appliance; and adapts one or more parameters of the hardware based upon the amount of resources that are detected.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This patent application is a divisional of and claims priority from U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/240,229, entitled “Database Appliance Comprising Hardware and Software Bundle Configured for Specific Database Applications”, filed on Jan. 29, 1999, the contents of which are herein incorporated by reference in its entirety, and is related to co-pending U.S. application Ser. No. 09/945,135, entitled “Techniques for Managing Configuration for a System of Devices Arranged in a Network”, filed on Aug. 31, 2001; co-pending U.S. application Ser. No.. 09/945,438, entitled “Techniques for Managing a Database System Including One or More Database Servers”, filed on Aug. 31, 1999; co-pending U.S. application Ser. No. ______, entitled “Database Server Designed to Read Operating System Memory Without Switching Context”, filed on ______; and co-pending U.S. application Ser. No. ______, entitled “Special Purpose Operating System for Executing a Database Server”, filed on ______.
Divisions (1)
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Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
09240229 |
Jan 1999 |
US |
Child |
10226461 |
Aug 2002 |
US |