Adjusting replication operations in a distributed environment

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storage program instructions executable to perform a method comprising:

• receiving, at a node at a recovery site, a set of replicated data from a first appliance,
• wherein
• the set of replicated data is received as a result of a replication operation initiated by the first appliance, and
• the set of replicated data comprises a first timestamp recorded by the first appliance indicating a time at which the set of replicated data was transmitted by the first appliance;
• performing a write operation on the recovery site, wherein
• the write operation comprises
• storing the set of replicated data on the recovery site, and
• recording a second timestamp that indicates a time at which the write operation was completed on the recovery site;
• generating recovery point information, wherein
• the recovery point information indicates a lag time, and
• the lag time is a difference in time between the time recorded by the first timestamp and the time recorded by the second timestamp;
• subsequent to generating the recovery point information, determining whether one or more requirements regarding replication of data generated by a host can be met by a subsequent replication operation, wherein
• the determining comprises comparing the recovery point information to a threshold lag time defined in Service Level Agreement (SLA) information,
• the SLA information is associated with the host,
• the host is communicatively coupled to the first appliance, and
• the threshold lag time corresponds to one or more requirements regarding replication of data generated by the host;
• in response to a determination that the one or more requirements can be met by the subsequent replication operation, sending the recovery point information to the first appliance, wherein
• the lag time is configured to be utilized in adjusting one or more replication parameters of the subsequent replication operation, wherein
• the one or more replication parameters comprises
• a network bandwidth associated with the first appliance, and
• an input/output (I/O) bandwidth associated with the recovery site;
• in response to a determination that the one or more requirements cannot be met by the subsequent replication operation,
• determining whether the one or more requirements cannot be met because of either an in-flight data backlog on the first appliance or a replicated data backlog on the recovery site, and
• sending a notification with one or more instructions to adjust at least one of the one or more replication parameters, wherein
• in response to a determination that the one or more requirements cannot be met because of an in-flight data backlog on the first appliance, the one or more instructions comprise instructions to increase the network bandwidth associated with the first appliance, and
• in response to a determination that the one or more requirements cannot be met because of a replicated data backlog on the recovery site, the one or more instructions comprise instructions to increase the I/O bandwidth associated with the recovery site.

A system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the memory stores program instructions executable by the one or more processors to perform a method comprising:
• receiving, at a node at a recovery site, a set of replicated data from a first appliance,
• wherein
• the set of replicated data is received as a result of a replication operation initiated by the first appliance, and
• the set of replicated data comprises a first timestamp recorded by the first appliance indicating a time at which the set of replicated data was transmitted by the first appliance;
• performing a write operation on the recovery site, wherein
• the write operation comprises
• storing the set of replicated data on the recovery site, and
• recording a second timestamp that indicates a time at which the write operation was completed on the recovery site;
• generating recovery point information, wherein
• the recovery point information indicates a lag time,
• the lag time is a difference in time between the time recorded by the first timestamp and the time recorded by the second timestamp;
• subsequent to generating the recovery point information, determining whether one or more requirements regarding replication of data generated by a host can be met by a subsequent replication operation, wherein
• the determining comprises comparing the recovery point information to a threshold lag time defined in Service Level Agreement (SLA) information,
• the SLA information is associated with the host,
• the host is communicatively coupled to the first appliance, and
• the threshold lag time corresponds to one or more requirements regarding replication of data generated by the host;
• in response to a determination that the one or more requirements can be met by the subsequent replication operation, sending the recovery point information to the first appliance, wherein
• the lag time is configured to be utilized in adjusting one or more replication parameters of the subsequent replication operation, wherein
• the one or more replication parameters comprises
• a network bandwidth associated with the first appliance, and
• an input/output (I/O) bandwidth associated with the recovery site;
• in response to a determination that the one or more requirements cannot be met by the subsequent replication operation,
• determining whether the one or more requirements cannot be met because of either an in-flight data backlog on the first appliance or a replicated data backlog on the recovery site, and
• sending a notification with one or more instructions to adjust at least one of the one or more replication parameters, wherein
• in response to a determination that the one or more requirements cannot be met because of an in-flight data backlog on the first appliance, the one or more instructions comprise instructions to increase the network bandwidth associated with the first appliance, and
• in response to a determination that the one or more requirements cannot be met because of a replicated data backlog on the recovery site, the one or more instructions comprise instructions to increase the I/O bandwidth associated with the recovery site.