1. An InfiniBand architecture subnet, comprising: a master subnet manager function; database elements of the InfiniBand architecture subnet, wherein the master subnet manager function updates the database elements; a replicated set of the database elements; and a set of standby subnet managers, wherein the replicated set of the database elements is created at each of the set of standby subnet managers, wherein a standby subnet manager included in the set of standby subnet managers assumes the master subnet manager function, and wherein the standby subnet manager included in the set of standby subnet managers that assumes the master subnet manager function initializes the InfiniBand architecture subnet using the replicated set of the database elements.