Synchronization for initialization of a remote mirror storage facility

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9323470
APP PUB NO 20150046667A1
SERIAL NO

14523479

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A method includes computing, in a local storage system having a local volume with a plurality of local regions, respective local checksum signatures over the local regions, and computing, in a remote storage system having a remote volume with remote regions in a one-to-one correspondence with the local regions, respective remote checksum signatures over the remote regions. A given remote region is identified, the given remote region having a given remote signature and a corresponding local region with a given local signature that does not match the given remote signature. The data in the given remote region is then replaced with data from the corresponding local region.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Elron, Ram Haifa, IL 6 36
Garmiza, Ehood Neve Ziv, IL 27 259
Helman, Haim San Jose, US 95 1402
Nitzan, Assaf Haifa, IL 12 94

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