CPC G06F 16/182 (2019.01) [G06F 16/128 (2019.01); G06F 16/14 (2019.01)] | 30 Claims |
1. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a sequence of instructions which, when stored in memory and executed by a processor cause a set of acts comprising:
bringing up a new leader node in response to a detection of a loss of operation or disconnection of a leader node that was in a leader-follower relationship with a follower node to manage metadata across a plurality of interconnected computing nodes at least by:
receiving an incremental snapshot at the new leader node, and
applying the incremental snapshot to the new leader node,
wherein the incremental snapshot comprises multiple metadata entries changed during a time period corresponding to the incremental snapshot, and first and second metadata entries of the multiple metadata entries were changed at different times; and
assuming, by the new leader node, a leadership role after applying the incremental snapshot to the new leader node.
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