Methods and apparatus for managing replication of objects in a storage environment
US9135016B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 14, 2010 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/065
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Some embodiments are directed to replicating a content unit stored in a first storage environment comprising a first plurality of storage clusters to a second storage environment comprising a second plurality of storage clusters. The first storage environment may employ a replication policy, instituted at a first time, that specifies to which one of the second plurality of storage clusters content units stored in the first storage environment are to be replicated. The creation time of the first content unit may be determined and it may be determined when the creation time is before the time at which the first storage environment instituted the replication policy. If the creation time is not before the first time, one of the second plurality of storage clusters may be selected to which to replicate the first content unit based on the replication policy, and the content unit may be replicated to the selected one of the second plurality of storage clusters.
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