EFFICIENTLY CREATING A SNAPSHOT OF A LARGE CONSISTENCY GROUP
Preparation of a snapshot for data storage includes receiving a first command to prepare to create a snapshot of a set of data stored on at least one source storage volume in a data storage system. The data storage system is prepared to expedite creation of the snapshot in response to the first comm...
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Format | Patent |
Language | English |
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25.03.2010
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Summary: | Preparation of a snapshot for data storage includes receiving a first command to prepare to create a snapshot of a set of data stored on at least one source storage volume in a data storage system. The data storage system is prepared to expedite creation of the snapshot in response to the first command. A second command to create the snapshot is received subsequent to the first command. The snapshot is created, in response to the second command, by copying the set of data onto at least one target storage volume at an event time. |
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Bibliography: | Application Number: US20080237846 |