Virtual array non-disruptive management data migration
US7757059B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 13, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1097
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Described are systems and methods of migrating data from a source virtual array to a destination virtual array transparently with respect to a management application program executing on a host and using management information to send management messages to the virtual arrays. Data from the source virtual array are copied to the destination virtual array during a data migration event. First and second virtual array management interfaces are associated with the source and destination virtual arrays, respectively. The first and second virtual array management interfaces are exchanged during the data migration event so that the virtual array management interface associated with the destination virtual array becomes associated with the source virtual array and the virtual array management interface associated with the source virtual array becomes associated with the destination virtual array.
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