Policy-based management of storage functions in data replication environments

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9344498
APP PUB NO 20150156263A1
SERIAL NO

14616669

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A method for managing storage functions in a data replication environment is disclosed. In one embodiment, such a method includes continually monitoring for changes to a storage configuration at a secondary site. Upon detecting changes to the storage configuration at the secondary site, the method transmits remote metadata describing the changes to the primary site and stores the remote metadata at the primary site. The method then initiates a storage management function at the primary site which is mirrored to the secondary site. In order to perform the storage management function, the method reads the remote metadata at the primary site to determine the storage configuration at the secondary site. The method then performs the storage management function at the primary site in a way that takes into account the storage configuration at the secondary site. A corresponding apparatus, system, and computer-readable medium are also disclosed and claimed herein.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Clayton, Nicolas M Warrington, GB 51 280
Gundy, Lisa J Tucson, US 28 220
Paveza, John R Morgan Hill, US 40 689
Peterson, Beth A Tucson, US 110 884
Sanchez, Alfred E Tucson, US 21 262
Shackelford, David M Tucson, US 32 491
Stanley, Warren K Loveland, US 58 613
Thompson, John G Tucson, US 44 502

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