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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2008
Jinliang Fan, Redmond, WA (US);
Zhen Liu, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Dimitrios Pendarakis, Westport, CT (US);
Jinliang Fan, Redmond, WA (US);
Zhen Liu, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Dimitrios Pendarakis, Westport, CT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
There is provided a method and system for replicating data at another location. The system includes a source node that contains data in a data storage area. The source node is coupled to a network of potential replication nodes. The processor determines at least two eligible nodes in the network of nodes and determines the communication cost associated with a each of the eligible nodes. The processor also determines a probability of a concurrent failure of the source node and each of eligible nodes, and selects at least one of the eligible nodes for replication of the data located on the source node. The selection is based on the determined communication costs and probability of concurrent failure.