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Method of migrating stored data and system thereof

US8577836B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 7, 2012
Grant dateNov 5, 2013
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Expiry dateMar 7, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/214
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of migrating data from a source storage resource to a destination storage resource involves selecting a source volume in the source storage resource; configuring in the destination storage resource a destination volume corresponding to the source volume and having the same properties; and redirecting I/O requests from an application running on a host to the destination volume instead of the source volume, whilst migrating data stored in the source volume to the destination volume. A storage system is operable as a destination storage system for migrating data from a source storage system, including means for configuring a destination volume corresponding to a source volume in the source storage system and a migration module having a non-transitory computer useable medium and operable to initiate read requests addressed to the source volume thereby enabling a background process of migrating data stored in the source volume to the destination volume.

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