Apparatus and method of null data skip remote copy

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PATENT NO 7024526
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10286513

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A method and apparatus are provided for enhancing the performance of storage systems is described. In the making of an initial copy to a secondary subsystem, or in the initial storage of data onto a primary storage subsystem, null data is skipped. The data may be skipped by sending the non-null data in sequence so missing addresses are identified as being null data, or a skip message may be used to designate regions where null data is to be present.

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HITACHI LTDJAPAN

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Watanabe, Naoki Sunnyvale, CA 375 4361

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