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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018

Filed:

May. 18, 2016
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Gavin S. Johnson, San Jose, CA (US);

Michael J. Koester, Hollister, CA (US);

Kevin L. Miner, Apopka, FL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/06 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 12/939 (2013.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 65/1083 (2013.01); G06F 3/061 (2013.01); G06F 3/065 (2013.01); G06F 3/067 (2013.01); G06F 3/0608 (2013.01); G06F 3/0647 (2013.01); G06F 3/0655 (2013.01); G06F 3/0683 (2013.01); H04L 49/552 (2013.01); G06F 3/06 (2013.01);
Abstract

In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes: receiving a request to establish a Peer-to-Peer Remote Copy (PPRC) relationship between a primary storage system and a secondary storage system; and copying one or more data tracks of a primary storage device in the primary storage system to the secondary storage system without copying at least one other data track of the primary storage device to the secondary storage system. The one or more data tracks of the primary storage device comprise one or more data tracks of a first characteristic. Other portions of the primary storage device comprise one or more other data tracks of a second characteristic. Tracks of the first characteristic may include valid data records, while tracks of the second characteristic may include invalid data records and/or empty tracks. Corresponding systems and computer program products are also disclosed.


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