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Volume duplication

US9870287B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 31, 2013
Grant dateJan 16, 2018
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Expiry dateSep 1, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2201/84
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method, computer program product, and computing system for receiving a point-in-time copy command for a virtual volume exposed within a storage virtualization layer of a storage system. The point-in-time copy command is provided to one or more data arrays underlying the storage virtualization layer. The virtual volume is associated with physical storage within the one or more data arrays, thus defining associated physical storage. A level of high-availability is identified for the associated physical storage. A copy of the associated physical storage is generated that has the same level of high-availability, thus defining a high-availability copy.

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