发明名称 |
METHOD FOR REPLICATING A LOGICAL DATA STORAGE VOLUME |
摘要 |
Replicated data storage units are autonomously identified and assembled into generationally related data storage volumes. A data storage manager, implementing a re-signaturing process executed at defined intervals or manually initiated on a server or client system connected to the storage area network, scans the collection of visible data storage units to identify those related as a data storage volume. Each replicated data storage unit includes metadata that embeds an identification of the replicated data storage unit and volume accessible to the data storage manager. To assemble a set of replicated data storage units into a generational volume, the data storage unit metadata is rewritten to establish a unique data storage volume identity including information to associate the data storage volume in a lineage with the source data storage volume.
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申请公布号 |
US2013046948(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2013.02.21 |
申请号 |
US201213660846 |
申请日期 |
2012.10.25 |
申请人 |
VMWARE, INC.;VMWARE, INC. |
发明人 |
VAGHANI SATYAM B.;JAGTIANI NIKHIL C. |
分类号 |
G06F12/16 |
主分类号 |
G06F12/16 |
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