Patent
1997-03-17
1999-03-30
Beausoliel, Jr., Robert W.
39520047, G06F 1300
Patent
active
058899359
ABSTRACT:
Two data storage systems are interconnected by a data link for remote mirroring of data. Each volume of data is configured as local, primary in a remotely mirrored volume pair, or secondary in a remotely mirrored volume pair. Normally, a host computer directly accesses either a local or a primary volume, and data written to a primary volume is automatically sent over the link to a corresponding secondary volume. Each remotely mirrored volume pair can operate in a selected synchronization mode including synchronous, semi-synchronous, adaptive copy remote--write pending, and adaptive copy--disk. Each write request transmitted over the link between the data storage systems includes not only the data for at least one track in the secondary volume to be updated but also the current "invalid track" count for the secondary volume as computed by the data storage system containing the corresponding primary volume. Therefore, once a disaster occurs that destroys the data storage system containing the primary volume, the data storage system containing the secondary volume has an indication of the degree of consistency of the secondary volume. The "invalid tracks" count can be used to determine an appropriate recovery operation for the volume, and can be used to selectively restrict read/write access to the volume when the user decides that synchronization should be required for a write access. Moreover, direct write access to a secondary volume is denied if remote mirroring is not suspended.
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Kopylovitz Haim
Ofek Yuval
Vishlitzky Natan
Beausoliel, Jr. Robert W.
EMC Corporation
Wright Norman Michael
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