International Business Machines Corporation
RAM daemons

Abstract:

A method, according to one embodiment, includes identifying data received or generated by one of a plurality of nodes; replicating the data to a plurality of storage components; receiving, at a first node of the plurality of nodes, a request for the data; determining that a cache of the first node does not include the data; identifying a second node of the plurality of nodes that has an identifier indicating that the data is stored in the second node; requesting that the second node of the plurality of nodes service the request; determining that the second node of the plurality of nodes has not responded to the request; identifying a third node of the plurality of nodes that has the identifier; requesting that the third node of the plurality of nodes service the request; retrieving the response to the request; and providing the data to the first node.