Instantaneous restoration of a production copy from a...

Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery – Data processing system error or fault handling – Reliability and availability

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C714S015000

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ABSTRACT:
A data storage system maintains a production dataset supported by a clone volume, and multiple snapshot datasets supported by respective save volumes in a snapshot queue. In order to instantaneously restore the production dataset with the state of any specified snapshot, the data storage system responds to requests for read/write access to the production dataset by reading from the specified snapshot dataset and writing to the production dataset. The data storage system keeps a record of data blocks that have been modified by writing to the production dataset. The data storage system initiates a process of copying data blocks from the specified snapshot dataset to the production dataset if the record of the data blocks indicates that the data blocks have not yet been modified by writing to the production dataset.

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