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Batched, asynchronous data redundancy technique

US7287137B2 · kind B2 · utility

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36Claims
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Filing dateJun 6, 2003
Grant dateOct 23, 2007
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Expiry dateDec 21, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2201/855
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A sequence of write transactions are performed at a first storage facility. The write transactions are arranged into a sequence of send batches forwarded to a second storage facility where the write transactions are arranged into a sequence of receive batches. At the first storage facility or at the second storage facility, a first write transaction is replaced with a second write transaction wherein the second write transaction overwrites data written by the first write transaction. A receive batch includes all write transactions between the first write transaction and the second write transaction. The write transactions are applied to a redundant data copy at the second storage facility in which all of the write transactions for the receive batch are applied as a whole to the redundant copy of the data.

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