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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2024
Filed:
May. 21, 2020
Salesforce.com, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Sheng Qiao, Fairfax, VA (US);
Zhaohui George Yao, Leesburg, VA (US);
Kim S. Lee, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abhishek Chaturvedi, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Jeff Zhu, Fairfax, VA (US);
Mukesh Burgupalli, Mountain View, CA (US);
Salesforce, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
An online system performs upgrades of replicated databases. The online system stores data in a primary site and a secondary site. The primary site comprising databases used to process client requests and a secondary site comprising databases used as standby. The online system upgrades databases of both sites by upgrading the secondary site, switching client requests to the secondary site while using the databases of primary site as standby databases. The online system then upgrades the primary site. The process allows the online system to upgrade databases with small down time.