(57) ABSTRACT A system and method for generating replication requests for objects in a
distributed storage system is provided. Replica tion requests for objects in a distributed
storage system are generated based at least in part on replication policies for the objects
and a current state of the distributed storage system, wherein a respective replication
request for a respective object instructs a respective instance of the distributed Storage
system to replicate the respective object so as to at least partially satisfy a replication policy …