This invention relates to managing multiple web servers, and more particularly
to a web service system and method that allows a system operator to distribute
content to each web server in the web service system. In one embodiment, a method
for replicating changes in a source file set on a destination file system includes
identifying changes in a source file set, storing the identified changes in a modification
list, and transmitting the modification list to an agent having access to a destination
file system. In another embodiment, a method for replicating changes in a source
file set on a destination file system includes identifying changes in a source
file set, storing the identified changes in a modification list, and transmitting
the modification list to a plurality of web servers. In another embodiment, a web
service system includes a manager for managing the web service system, a host comprising
a web server for receiving web page requests and an agent in communication with
the manager, and a content distributor for providing content changes to the host.
In another embodiment, a content distributor includes an identification module
for identifying changes in a source file set, a modification list for storing identified
changes, and a transmitter for transmitting the modification list to an agent having
access to a destination file system.