Mirroring data between primary and secondary sites
US7877628B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 8, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/2071
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for mirroring data between a first site and a second site. Updates to segments of storage at the first site are copied to corresponding segments of storage at the second site. Codes are generated from the segments at the second site and a valid flag is provided for at least one code indicating whether the code for the segment of data is valid. One code is generated from each segment of storage at the first site. An operation is initiated to copy segments from the second site to the first site. A determination is made for segments at the second site as to whether the valid flag for the code for the segment at the second site indicates that the code is valid in response to initiating the copy operation. The valid code for at least one segment in the second site is compared with the code for the corresponding segment at the first site to determine whether to copy the data from the segment at the second site to the first site as part of the copy operation.
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