Determining active membership among storage systems synchronously replicating a dataset
US10585733B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 1, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1097
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Determining active membership among storage systems synchronously replicating a dataset, where determining active membership includes: detecting, by a particular storage system of the storage systems, a communication fault with one or more of the storage systems, where the particular storage system is configured to request mediation from a mediation target; determining that at least one of the one or more storage systems is configured to request mediation from the mediation target responsive to the communication fault; and responsive to determining that one or more of the storage systems is configured to request mediation from the mediation target, determining whether to request mediation from the mediation target.
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