Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to data processing systems and more specifically to high availability data processing systems comprising a primary server and a secondary server. The secondary server may receive an update request from a client. The secondary server may perform one or more preliminary operations required for processing of the update request. The secondary server may then redirect a partially processed update operation to the primary server for execution. Therefore, greater load balancing is achieved between the servers and more efficient utilization of secondary server resources is achieved.