1. A method of accessing a replica of an object in a content management system, wherein the object is stored in a primary resource manager and the replica of the object is stored in a replica resource manager, the method comprising: determining if the primary resource manager is available or unavailable by checking a resource manager table, in response to receiving a request for the object from a requestor; identifying the replica resource manager by checking the resource manager table when the primary resource manager is determined to be unavailable; and sending a response to the requestor with information identifying the replica resource manager.