Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Duplikation von einer Datenbank

摘要

This invention resides in the method of producing a duplication of a database stored in an external storage by writing over the copy data (3) of the database, the update log data (5) after the acquisition of the copy data (3). In a computer system having a virtual storage (8) operating system, a virtual storage area (11), which comprises virtual pages (11-A, 11-B) arranged in one-to-one correspondence to blocks in the external storage (3) where the database copy data (3) is stored and in the order of physical address of the blocks, is defined, each update log data (5) aquired in units of block is set in real storage (7) which is assigned sequentially to a virtual page (11-A, 11-B) corresponding to the block where copy data to be replaced by the update log data exists, and the update log data in the real storage (7-A, 7-B) is written over the copy data in the external storage (B) in the order of arrangement of the virtual pages (11-A, 11-B), i.e., in such order that the actuator has a minimal travel distance to a track position of external storage (3) where the copy data is stored.