1. Server 101 receives a request to create a new thread with ID 1101 and writes it to its own store. It then chooses Server 201 at random to backup the data. 2. Server 201 later fails. When Server 101 receives a request for thread 1201 that is backed up on 201, it cannot fulfill the request. 3. Server 101 identifies Server 301 has the backup for 201's data and retrieves thread 1201 from 301 to fulfill the read request. Server 101 now uses 301 as the backup for 201's data until 201 recovers.