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Atomic Commit Protocols

In a distributed system, the atomic commit protocol is a protocol


that ensures that a transaction is either committed or rolled back
in its entirety, even if the system fails or some of the nodes fail or
crash. This is important for maintaining the consistency and
integrity of the data in the system.

There are several different algorithms that can be used to


implement the atomic commit protocol, including the two-phase
commit protocol and the three-phase commit protocol.

The two-phase commit protocol is the most common and involves


two phases: the prepare phase and the commit phase. In the
prepare phase, the coordinator node sends a request to all of the
participating nodes, asking them to prepare to commit the
transaction.
Distributed Transactions

A distributed transaction is a type of transaction that involves


multiple nodes or resources in a distributed system. It allows a
group of transactions to be treated as a single unit of work, so that
either all of the transactions are completed or none of them are.
This is important for maintaining the consistency and integrity of
the data in the system.

Distributed transactions can be implemented using the atomic


commit protocol, which ensures that the transactions are either
committed or rolled back in their entirety, even if the system fails
or some of the nodes fail or crash.
Properties of the Distributed Transactions
There are several essential properties that a distributed transaction
should have in order to ensure the consistency and integrity of the
data in a distributed system −

Atomicity − This property ensures that a transaction is either


completed in its entirety or not at all. This is important for
maintaining the consistency of the data in the system.
•Consistency − This property ensures that the data in the system is in
a consistent state before and after the transaction is completed. This is
important for maintaining the integrity of the data in the system.

•Isolation − This property ensures that the effects of one transaction


are not visible to other transactions until the transaction is completed.
This is important for preventing problems such as lost updates or dirty
reads.

•Durability − This property ensures that the changes made by a


transaction are permanent and are not lost if the system fails or
crashes.

•Serializability − This property ensures that the execution of multiple


transactions results in the same state as if the transactions had been
executed one at a time in some serial order. This is important for
ensuring the consistency and integrity of the data in the system.

•Coordination − This property ensures that the transaction


coordinator is able to coordinate the execution of the transactions and
ensure that they are either committed or rolled back in their entirety,
even if the system fails or some of the nodes fail or crash.
Coordination in Distributed Transactions
At the time of coordination in Distributed Transactions, one of the
servers becomes a coordinator and the rest of the workers .

•In a simple transaction, the first server acts as the Coordinator.


•In the nested transaction, the top-level server acts as the
Coordinator.

•Role of Coordinator: The coordinator keeps track of


participating servers, gathers results from workers, and makes a
decision to ensure transaction consistency.

•Role of Workers: Workers are aware of the coordinator’s


existence and in addition, communicate their outcome to the
coordinator and then follow the coordinator’s decision.
Atomic Commit
The atomic commit procedure should meet the following requirements:

•All participants who make a choice reach the same conclusion.


•If any participant decides to commit, then all other participants must
have voted yes.
•If all participants vote yes and no failure occurs, then all participants
decide to commit.

Distributed One-Phase Commit

A one-phase commitment protocol involves a coordinator who


communicates with servers and performs each task regularly to inform
them to perform or cancel actions i.e. transactions.

In the one-phase commit protocol, the transaction coordinator sends a


commit request to all of the participating nodes, asking them to commit
the transaction. If all of the nodes are able to commit the transaction
successfully, the transaction is committed on all of the nodes and the
protocol is completed. If any of the nodes are unable to commit the
transaction, the coordinator sends a rollback request and the
transaction is rolled back on all of the nodes.
Distributed Two-Phase Commit
There are two phases for the commit procedure to work:

Phase 1: Voting

•A “prepare message” is sent to each participating worker by the coordinator.


•The coordinator must wait until a response whether ready or not ready is
received from each worker, or a timeout occurs.
•Workers must wait until the coordinator sends the “prepare” message.
•If a transaction is ready to commit then a “ready” message is sent to the
coordinator.
•If a transaction is not ready to commit then a “no” message is sent to the
coordinator and resulting in aborting of the transaction.
Phase 2: Completion of the voting result

•In this phase, the Coordinator will check about the “ready”
message. If each worker sent a “ready” message then only a
“commit” message is sent to each worker; otherwise, send an
“abort” message to each worker.

•Now, wait for acknowledgment until it is received from each


worker.

•In this phase, Workers wait until the coordinator sends a “commit”
or “abort” message; then act according to the message received.

•At last, Workers send an acknowledgment to the Coordinator.


Distributed Three-Phase Commit

The three-phase commit protocol is a type of atomic commit protocol


that is used to ensure that a transaction is either committed or rolled
back in its entirety in a distributed system. It is called a "three-phase"
protocol because it has three phases: the can commit phase, the
prepare phase, and the commit phase.

In the can commit phase, the transaction coordinator sends a request


to all of the participating nodes, asking them if they are able to commit
the transaction.

If all of the nodes are able to commit, the coordinator moves on to the
prepare phase, in which it sends a request to all of the participating
nodes, asking them to prepare to commit the transaction.

If all of the nodes are able to prepare successfully, the coordinator


sends a commit request in the commit phase, and the transaction is
committed on all of the nodes. If any of the nodes are unable to commit
or prepare, the coordinator sends a rollback request and the
transaction is rolled back on all of the nodes.

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