A distributed database application for logging large volumes of data to a plurality of database servers. Central configuration management is employed to balance the database load, to direct requesting workstations to the appropriate database, and to manage the mirroring of data for fault tolerance and...http://www.google.de/patents/US5668986?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5668986 - Method and apparatus for handling data storage requests in a distributed data base environment
