Recovering from lost packets

There are several circumstances in which a replica-creation or update packet is generated but is never applied at one or more of its destinations.

For example:
  • The packet is stored on media that is destroyed or is not readable at the destination host.
  • A packet file is lost when a hard disk fails.
  • The packet is intact, but cannot be applied because another packet has been lost. (See Packets accumulate in incoming storage bay.)
For information about identifying missing packet dependencies and recovering from packet-delivery failures, refer to the syncreplica reference page.