Designated survivor within multi-node replication systems

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• performing a first iteration of a node disconnection rotation on an active synchronizing node pool of a multi-node replication system, wherein the node disconnection rotation ensures that at least one computing node is disconnected from the active synchronizing node pool at any given time during which the node disconnection rotation is being performed, wherein the performing of the first iteration comprises:
• performing, at a first time, a first disconnection, of a first computing node of the multi-node replication system, from the active synchronizing node pool;
• performing, at a second time subsequent to the first time, a second disconnection, of a second computing node of the multi-node replication system, from the active synchronizing node pool;
• performing, at a third time subsequent to the second time, a first reconnection, of the first computing node, to the active synchronizing node pool, wherein, after the first reconnection, the first computing node synchronizes with the active synchronizing node pool;
• performing, at a fourth time subsequent to the third time, a second reconnection, of the second computing node, to the active synchronizing node pool, wherein, after the second reconnection, the second computing node synchronizes with the active synchronizing node pool;
• and
• performing one or more additional iterations of the node disconnection rotation, wherein each of the one or more additional iterations includes disconnecting and reconnecting of two respective computing nodes comprising at least one of the first computing node, the second computing node, or one or more other computing nodes of the multi-node replication system, and wherein the first disconnection in each of the one or more additional iterations is performed subsequent to the first reconnection of a preceding iteration of the node disconnection rotation and prior to the second reconnection of the preceding iteration of the node disconnection rotation.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having stored thereon computing instructions that, upon execution by one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to perform computing operations comprising:

• performing a first iteration of a node disconnection rotation on an active synchronizing node pool of a multi-node replication system, wherein the node disconnection rotation ensures that at least one computing node is disconnected from the active synchronizing node pool at any given time during which the node disconnection rotation is being performed, wherein the performing of the first iteration comprises:
• performing, at a first time, a first disconnection, of a first computing node of the multi-node replication system, from the active synchronizing node pool;
• performing, at a second time subsequent to the first time, a second disconnection, of a second computing node of the multi-node replication system, from the active synchronizing node pool;
• performing, at a third time subsequent to the second time, a first reconnection, of the first computing node, to the active synchronizing node pool, wherein, after the first reconnection, the first computing node synchronizes with the active synchronizing node pool;
• performing, at a fourth time subsequent to the third time, a second reconnection, of the second computing node, to the active synchronizing node pool, wherein, after the second reconnection, the second computing node synchronizes with the active synchronizing node pool;
• and
• performing one or more additional iterations of the node disconnection rotation, wherein each of the one or more additional iterations includes disconnecting and reconnecting of two respective computing nodes comprising at least one of the first computing node, the second computing node, or one or more other computing nodes of the multi-node replication system, and wherein the first disconnection in each of the one or more additional iterations is performed subsequent to the first reconnection of a preceding iteration of the node disconnection rotation and prior to the second reconnection of the preceding iteration of the node disconnection rotation.