Cold storage aware object replication

A method for data replication performed on at least one computing device, where the computing device includes a processor and a memory, the method comprising:

• replicating, in response to a determination that a received object corresponds to a storage policy, the received object to a data storage node;
• marking the received object with a file attribute indicative of the received object being excluded from migration to a cold storage device during the replicating, and removing the file attribute after the replicating;
• and
• migrating, in response to a determination that the file attribute has been removed, the received object to the cold storage device.

At least one computer storage device storing computer-executable instruction that, when executed by a processor of a computing device that includes a memory, cause the computing device to perform actions comprising:

• replicating, in response to a determination that a received object corresponds to a storage policy, the received object to a data storage node;
• marking the received object with a file attribute indicative of the received object being excluded from migration to a cold storage device during the replicating, and removing the file attribute after the replicating;
• and
• migrating, in response to a determination that the file attribute has been removed, the received object to the cold storage device.