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Patent No.:

US 10956281 B1

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Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021

Filed:

Feb. 01, 2019
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Theresa M. Brown, Tucson, AZ (US);

Nicolas M. Clayton, Cheshire, GB;

Gregory E. McBride, Vail, AZ (US);

Carol S. Mellgren, Tucson, AZ (US);

David C. Reed, Tucson, AZ (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/1469 (2013.01); G06F 11/1448 (2013.01); G06F 11/1471 (2013.01); G06F 2201/84 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for using a forward log storage and backward log storage to recover a storage to a forward or backward point-in-time. In response to receiving writes to source data after establishing point-in-time copies, point-in-time data of the source data is copied to a backward log storage storing point-in-time data for multiple of the point-in-time copies. The point-in-time data in the backward log storage is applied to a recovery source data to roll-back the source data to a backward point-in-time of one of the point-in-time copies. Before applying the point-in-time data from the backward log storage, point-in-time data in the recovery source data, is copied to a forward log storage. The point-in-time data in the forward log storage is applied to the recovery source data to roll forward the recovery source data to a forward point-in-time subsequent to the backward point-in-time.


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