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Maintaining mirror and storage system copies of volumes at multiple remote sites

US8788768B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 29, 2010
Grant dateJul 22, 2014
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Expiry dateFeb 20, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/1456
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Provided are a computer program product and system for maintaining mirror and storage system copies of volumes at multiple remote sites. A first server maintains a mirror copy relationship between a first storage system at a first site and a second storage system at a second site. The first server performs a first point-in-time copy operation from the first storage system to a first storage system copy, wherein the data for the first storage system copy is consistent as of the determined point-in-time. The first server transmits a command to a second server to create a point-in-time copy of the second storage system. The second server processes mirror data transferred from the first server as part of the mirror copy relationship to determine when to create a second point-in-time copy. The second server performs the second point-in-time copy operation.

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