Patent ID: 7475281
Filing Date: 2009-01-06
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for synchronizing replicas of a database, the method comprising: sending update data from a first replica to a second replica, the first replica being associated with a first acquire server unit and a first acquire client unit, and the second replica being associated with a second acquire server unit and a second acquire client unit; automatically detecting a failure of the update data from the first replica to be applied to the second replica, wherein the detecting comprises: requesting, by the first acquire client unit from the second acquire server, metadata comprising export parameters; receiving, by the first acquire client unit from the second acquire server, the metadata; automatically determining a cause of the failure and where the cause of the failure occurred, wherein the determining comprises: automatically resolving the cause of the failure, wherein the resolving comprises: resending the update data; applying the update data to the second replica; and recording update data in an operations log.