Synchronously replicating when a mediation service becomes unavailable
US10992598B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 31, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5625
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A storage system switching between mediation models within a storage system, where the switching between mediation models includes: determining, among one or more of the plurality of storage systems, a change in availability of a mediator service, wherein one or more of the plurality of storage systems are configured to request mediation from the mediator service in response to a fault; and communicating, among the plurality of storage systems and responsive to determining the change in availability of the mediator service, a fault response model to be used as an alternate to the mediator service among one or more of the plurality of storage systems.
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