Copy method supplementing outboard data copy with previously...

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2006-07-04

2006-07-04

Ali, Mohammad (Department: 2164)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

C707S793000, C711S114000, C711S162000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07072915

ABSTRACT:
A copy method is disclosed to provide a duplicate copy of source data where the duplicate copy is consistent with the source data as of a designated time. The method includes creating a copy-on-write relationship between specified source data and an original image cache, utilizing an application outboard of the designated host application to copy all items of source data and their associated locations to a secondary data object without regard to whether the items source data have been updated since creating the copy-on-write relationship, and copying a specified amount of contents of the original image cache to the secondary data object. The specified amount includes contents of the original image cache as of completion of the utilizing operation. In addition, the method includes permitting copy-on-write relationship to continue during the utilizing operation and during at least part of the copying operation.

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