Abstract: A computer-implemented method for shipping I/O operations to prevent replication failure may include 1) attempting to perform an I/O operation in a system configured to replicate data from a data cluster to another data cluster, 2) detecting a failure in at least part of the attempt to perform the I/O operation that threatens to fail the system's replication of data from the data cluster to the other data cluster, and, in response to detecting the failure, 3) shipping the I/O operation from a node originally responsible for servicing the I/O operation to another node to complete the I/O operation without failing the system's replication of data from the data cluster to the other data cluster. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for adding active volumes to existing replication configurations may include (1) identifying a new volume to be added to an existing replication configuration that replicates a plurality of volumes to a remote storage device, (2) using interchangeable bitmaps to perform an initial synchronization of the new volume with the remote storage device before replicating the new volume to the remote storage device as part of the existing replication configuration, (3) determining that a replication log associated with the replication configuration is capable of flagging future writes by the application to the new volume without overflowing, and, upon making that determination, (4) replicating the new volume to the remote storage device as part of the existing replication configuration. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method and system for optimizing replication within a storage system utilizing multiple tiers by using tier-specific replication modes. The method includes receiving, within an electronic system having a plurality of tiers, an access request for a portion of storage associated with a first tier of the plurality of tiers and accessing a replication attribute corresponding to the first tier and also corresponding to a replication mode. The method further includes sending the access request to the portion of storage; and replicating the access request to a remote storage wherein the replicating is based on the replication mode and wherein each of the plurality of tiers have associated therewith a respective replication attribute defining a respective replication mode.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for shipping I/O operations to prevent replication failure may include 1) attempting to perform an I/O operation in a system configured to replicate data from a data cluster to another data cluster, 2) detecting a failure in at least part of the attempt to perform the I/O operation that threatens to fail the system's replication of data from the data cluster to the other data cluster, and, in response to detecting the failure, 3) shipping the I/O operation from a node originally responsible for servicing the I/O operation to another node to complete the I/O operation without failing the system's replication of data from the data cluster to the other data cluster. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method and system for optimizing replication within a storage system utilizing multiple tiers by using tier-specific replication modes. The method includes receiving, within an electronic system having a plurality of tiers, an access request for a portion of storage associated with a first tier of the plurality of tiers and accessing a replication attribute corresponding to the first tier and also corresponding to a replication mode. The method further includes sending the access request to the portion of storage; and replicating the access request to a remote storage wherein the replicating is based on the replication mode and wherein each of the plurality of tiers have associated therewith a respective replication attribute defining a respective replication mode.