Patent ID: 11954002
Assignee: PURE STORAGE, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
determining, by a particular storage system of a plurality of storage systems synchronously replicating a dataset, that an other storage system to be added to the plurality of storage systems is not configured to request mediation from a mediation service for mediation between the plurality of storage systems;
based on the determination, generating, by the particular storage system, an instance of a cryptographically secure key that is provided to the other storage system for configuring the other storage system to request mediation from the mediation service;
providing, by the particular storage system to the mediation service, the instance of the cryptographically secure key, wherein the mediation service provides mediation services to a given storage system that provides the instance of the cryptographically secure key; and
configuring a mediation handler to provide the instance of the cryptographically secure key to the mediation service responsive to detecting a communication fault with one of the plurality of storage systems.