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Maintaining two-site configuration for workload availability between sites at unlimited distances for products and services

US9465855B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 22, 2013
Grant dateOct 11, 2016
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Expiry dateApr 1, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2201/845
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system for maintaining a two-site configuration for continuous availability over long distances may include a first computing site configured to execute a first instance associated with a priority workload, the first instance being designated as an active instance; a second computing site configured to execute a second instance of the priority workload, the second instance being designated as a standby instance; a software replication module configured to replicate a unit of work data associated with the priority workload from a first data object associated with the active instance to a second data object associated with the standby instance, and a hardware replication module configured to replicate an image from a first storage volume to a copy on a second storage volume, wherein the first storage volume is associated with the first computing site, and the second storage volume is associated with a third computing site.

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