Temporary state preservation for a distributed file service which purges ...

102

NO

EXAMINE ANY REMOTE DEVICE STRUCTURES AND CLIENT-SIDE CONNECTION STRUCTURES MAINTAINED BY THE CLIENT TO DETERMINE WHETHER A VIRTUAL CIRCUIT WAS PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED WITH SERVER

YES

@FIG.4A

110 —

ENGAGE IN MESSAGE EXCHANGE WITH SERVER OVER VIRTUAL CIRCUIT TO ESTABLISH SESSION THEREWITH

111 —

ESTABLISH CLIENT-SIDE SESSION STRUCTURE ASSOCIATED WITH SESSION

112—H

INSERT SESSION POINTER INTO CLIENT-
SIDE VIRTUAL CIRCUIT STRUCTURE TO
POINT TO CLIENT-SIDE SESSION
STRUCTURE ASSOCIATED WITH SESSION

113—

INCREMENT CONTENTS OF ACTIVE SESSIONS NUMBER FIELD OF CLIENTSIDE VIRTUAL CIRCUIT STRUCTURE

114-H

SET SESSIONS STARTED FLAG IN CLIENT-
SIDE VIRTUAL CIRCUIT STRUCTURE

(jEXIT J

FIG. 4B