Pool Registrar Explained

In computing, a Pool Registrar (PR) is a component of the reliable server pooling (RSerPool) framework which manages a handlespace. PRs are also denoted as ENRP server or Name Server (NS).

The responsibilities of a PR are the following:

• Register Pool Elements into a handlespace,
• Deregister Pool Elements from a handlespace,
• Monitor Pool Elements by keep-alive messages,
• Provide handle resolution (i.e. server selection) to Pool Users,
• Audit the consistency of a handlespace between multiple PRs,
• Synchronize a handlespace with another PR.

Standards Documents

• Aggregate Server Access Protocol (ASAP)
• Endpoint Handlespace Redundancy Protocol (ENRP)
• Aggregate Server Access Protocol (ASAP) and Endpoint Handlespace Redundancy Protocol (ENRP) Parameters
• Reliable Server Pooling Policies

External links

• Thomas Dreibholz's Reliable Server Pooling (RSerPool) Page
• IETF RSerPool Working Group