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Systems and methods for shipping I/O operations to prevent replication failure

US9218256B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 31, 2012
Grant dateDec 22, 2015
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Expiry dateMar 28, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2201/855
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for shipping I/O operations to prevent replication failure may include 1) attempting to perform an I/O operation in a system configured to replicate data from a data cluster to another data cluster, 2) detecting a failure in at least part of the attempt to perform the I/O operation that threatens to fail the system's replication of data from the data cluster to the other data cluster, and, in response to detecting the failure, 3) shipping the I/O operation from a node originally responsible for servicing the I/O operation to another node to complete the I/O operation without failing the system's replication of data from the data cluster to the other data cluster. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

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