}
}
private int sendBackups(BackupAwareOperation backupAwareOp) throws Exception {
Operation op = (Operation) backupAwareOp;
boolean returnsResponse = op.returnsResponse();
InternalPartitionService partitionService = nodeEngine.getPartitionService();
int maxBackupCount = InternalPartition.MAX_BACKUP_COUNT;
int maxPossibleBackupCount = Math.min(partitionService.getMemberGroupsSize() - 1, maxBackupCount);