System and method for active-active data replication
US6996672B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 2, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/2079
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for replicating data between a plurality of storage locations. Each storage location has a controller with a port to a data communication network and a pool of storage. A logical unit (LUN) of storage is implemented at each storage location such that each implemented LUN comprises a substantially complete replica of the data stored in each other LUN. At least two of the controllers at the plurality of storage locations present their implemented LUN as an active device to the one or more host systems for receiving operational data access requests. Preferably, there are three or more storage locations in the system. Preferably, there are three or more storage locations in the system and each storage location can behave as a source location or a destination location for a particular operational data transaction.
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