Method and system for transporting data content on a storage area network
US6826666B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 7, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/2038
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method of transporting volumes of information from one host computer system to another using point-in-time copies of LUNs but wherein the hardware provider does not necessarily understand the volume configuration of the data. The system and method involves an intermediate layer, i.e., a point-in-time copy interface layer that communicates with both a requesting host computer system and a hardware provider to enable the transfer of volumes of information without requiring that the hardware provider understand the volume information.
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