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Compliance namespace separation to achieve snapshot based consistency across failover-failback while maintaining data retention regulation compliance

US11200207B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 29, 2016
Grant dateDec 14, 2021
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Expiry dateNov 2, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2201/84
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to creating and maintaining a separate compliance store within a domain. Files that are committed within the domain are linked to the compliance store using canonical links. Canonical links are guaranteed to be non-erasable and non-rewritable for the duration of their retention period. When using a source cluster of nodes as a primary production cluster and a target cluster of nodes as a backup cluster, file data and canonical links can be synced from the source cluster to the target cluster to maintain compliance with data retention rules. Non-canonical links can be modified as necessary to ensure snapshot consistency when failover or failback occurs between a source cluster of nodes and a target cluster of nodes.

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