Maintaining mirror and storage system copies of volumes at multiple remote sites

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8788768
APP PUB NO 20120079224A1
SERIAL NO

12894044

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Provided are a computer program product and system for maintaining mirror and storage system copies of volumes at multiple remote sites. A first server maintains a mirror copy relationship between a first storage system at a first site and a second storage system at a second site. The first server performs a first point-in-time copy operation from the first storage system to a first storage system copy, wherein the data for the first storage system copy is consistent as of the determined point-in-time. The first server transmits a command to a second server to create a point-in-time copy of the second storage system. The second server processes mirror data transferred from the first server as part of the mirror copy relationship to determine when to create a second point-in-time copy. The second server performs the second point-in-time copy operation.

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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
Kern, Robert F Otter Rock, US 11 3107
Petersen, David B Gaithersburg, US 45 1216
Shackelford, David M Tucson, US 32 491
Spear, Gail A Tucson, US 58 903
Thompson, John G Tucson, US 44 502

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