Remote management commands in a mass storage system
US7302604B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 15, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 10, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/87
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for managing activity of a data storage system including a primary storage facility and a secondary storage facility. The method includes mirroring a first logical unit in the primary facility on a second logical unit in the secondary facility, and receiving a command to perform a data storage management activity on the first logical unit. The method further includes synchronizing the second logical unit with the first logical unit responsive to the command, and performing the command on the first logical unit and the second logical unit simultaneously following synchronization.
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