Minimizing replication search on failover

A computer-based method for minimizing replication when a new server is replicated with, comprising:

• a replication service comprising a plurality of servers containing replicas of a database, identifying each healthy server in the service and determining a period of time within which replication is assured to have been completed for each healthy server in the replication service;
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• the replication service providing the identification of each healthy server and the determined period of time to a client computer having a replica of the database thereon;
• whereby the client computer updates a replication history after successful completion of each replication with a server of the replication service by adding an entry comprising an identification for the server replicated with and a timestamp for the time of replication and by adding an entry for each other healthy server in the replication service containing an identification for the respective server and a timestamp adjusted for the determined period of time.

A computer system for minimizing replication when a new server is replicated with, comprising:

• a replication service comprising at least two servers;
• at least one processor in each of the at least two servers;
• at least one memory in each of the at least two servers operably connected to the at least one processor in the respective server and having encoded thereon a replica of a database;
• a program of instruction encoded on the at least one memory of each of the at least two of servers and executable by the at least one processor of each of at least two servers, the program of instruction comprising:
• program instructions to identify each healthy server in the replication service and determine a period of time within which replication is assured to have been completed for each healthy server in the replication service;
• program instructions to provide the identification of each healthy server and the determined period of time to a replication application;
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• program instructions to update a replication history after successful completion of each replication by adding an entry comprising an identification for the server replicated with and a timestamp for the time of replication and by adding an entry for each other healthy server in the replication service containing an identification for the respective server and an imputed timestamp adjusted for the determined period of time.