Methods and systems to improve input/output (i/o) resumption time by batching multiple non-conflicting operations during a non-disruptive automatic unplanned failover from a primary copy of data at a primary storage system to a mirror copy of the data at a cross-site secondary storage system

Abstract

Multi-site distributed storage systems and computer-implemented methods are described for improving a resumption time of input/output (I/O) operations during an automatic unplanned failover (AUFO). A computer-implemented method includes determining, with a second storage cluster, whether heartbeat information from one or more storage objects of a CG of a first set of CGs is received during a time period, determining an out of sync state for a data replication relationship between the CG of the first set of CGs and a mirrored CG of a second set of CGs when the heartbeat information is not received during the time period and sending a single bulk role change call with a cluster identifier from the second cluster to an external mediator to provide a role change from follower to leader in the second set of CGs.