# Distributed Lock Manager

- ## The DLM for Windows NT is:

  - High performance - requires minimal inter-node messaging
  - Fully featured - includes capabilities required by the most complex application environments
  - Straightforward to use

- ## The lock manager API is exactly the same in a cluster as it is in a single node

  - Lock manager code changes are not required when moving applications from standalone nodes to a cluster environment

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