Fast primary cluster recovery

Details Fast primary cluster recovery Fast primary cluster recovery

2011-03-29

2011-03-29

Al-Hashemi, Sana (Department: 2156)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

File or database maintenance

Synchronization

C707S614000, C707S615000, C707S616000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07917469

ABSTRACT:
A cluster recovery process is implemented across a set of distributed archives, where each individual archive is a storage cluster of preferably symmetric nodes. Each node of a cluster typically executes an instance of an application that provides object-based storage of fixed content data and associated metadata. According to the storage method, an association or “link” between a first cluster and a second cluster is first established to facilitate replication. The first cluster is sometimes referred to as a “primary” whereas the “second” cluster is sometimes referred to as a “replica.” Once the link is made, the first cluster's fixed content data and metadata are then replicated from the first cluster to the second cluster, preferably in a continuous manner. Upon a failure of the first cluster, however, a failover operation occurs, and clients of the first cluster are redirected to the second cluster. Upon repair or replacement of the first cluster (a “restore”), the repaired or replaced first cluster resumes authority for servicing the clients of the first cluster. This restore operation preferably occurs in two stages: a “fast recovery” stage that involves preferably “bulk” transfer of the first cluster metadata, following by a “fail back” stage that involves the transfer of the fixed content data. Upon receipt of the metadata from the second cluster, the repaired or replaced first cluster resumes authority for the clients irrespective of whether the fail back stage has completed or even begun.

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patent: 6014669 (2000-01-01), Slaughter et al.
patent: 7124320 (2006-10-01), Wipfel
patent: 2005/0120025 (2005-06-01), Rodriguez et al.

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