Direct connections to a plurality of storage object replicas in a computer network

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

• detecting, by a first node, that a network is partitioned, wherein
• the network comprises a plurality of nodes,
• the plurality of nodes comprises the first node and a second node,
• the detecting comprises determining that the first node is not communicatively coupled to the second node,
• the detecting further identifying a majority partition and a minority partition,
• wherein the majority partition comprises a first plurality of nodes and the minority partition comprises a second plurality of nodes, and
• the detecting further comprises determining that the majority partition comprises a greater number of nodes that store a respective replica of a first storage object than is true for the minority partition, wherein
• at least one of the first node and the second node is in the majority partition, and
• an other one of the first node and the second node is in the minority partition;
• un-partitioning the network, wherein
• the un-partitioning is performed by a node of the plurality of nodes,
• the un-partitioning comprises repairing a broken link in the network, and
• the un-partitioning comprises sending, to a first minority node in the minority partition, an un-partition event message indicating that the broken link has been repaired, wherein
• the un-partition event message notifies the first minority node in the minority partition that the un-partitioning has been performed, and
• the first minority node in the minority partition performs a recovery operation in response to receiving the un-partition event message;
• and
• accessing each respective replica of the first storage object stored on each of the plurality of nodes, wherein
• the accessing is performed subsequent to the un-partitioning.

A system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• 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:
• detecting, by a first node, that a network is partitioned, wherein
• the network comprises a plurality of nodes,
• the plurality of nodes comprises the first node and a second node,
• the detecting comprises determining that the first node is not communicatively coupled to the second node,
• the detecting further identifying a majority partition and a minority partition,
• wherein the majority partition comprises a first plurality of nodes and the minority partition comprises a second plurality of nodes, and
• the detecting further comprises determining that the majority partition comprises a greater number of nodes that store a respective replica of a first storage object than is true for the minority partition, wherein
• at least one of the first node and the second node is in the majority partition, and
• an other one of the first node and the second node is in the minority partition;
• un-partitioning the network, wherein
• the un-partitioning is performed by a node of the plurality of nodes,
• the un-partitioning comprises repairing a broken link in the network, and
• the un-partitioning comprises sending, to a first minority node in the minority partition, an un-partition event message indicating that the broken link has been repaired, wherein
• the un-partition event message notifies the first minority node in the minority partition that the un-partitioning has been performed, and
• the first minority node in the minority partition performs a recovery operation in response to receiving the un-partition event message;
• and
• accessing each respective replica of the first storage object stored on each of the plurality of nodes, wherein
• the accessing is performed subsequent to the un-partitioning.