Systems and processes for determining and validating accessibility and
currency, i.e., the actual status, of data replicated in a networked
environment are disclosed. According to the disclosed process, a
replicated-data policy for replicating data is defined, and access paths
between network devices or between applications running on the network
devices are monitored, for example, by a replicated-data monitor. Also
monitored are the data replication activities in the network. The
currency, i.e., timeliness, and accessibility of a replica by a network
device is then compared with the requirements in the replicated-data
policy and discrepancies with the replicated-data policy are identified,
optionally accompanied by a notification.