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Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022

Filed:

Sep. 06, 2018
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

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

David Fei, Tuscon, AZ (US);

Gail Spear, Tucson, AZ (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/0868 (2016.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 12/0875 (2016.01); G06F 12/128 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/0868 (2013.01); G06F 3/067 (2013.01); G06F 3/0619 (2013.01); G06F 3/0656 (2013.01); G06F 12/0875 (2013.01); G06F 12/128 (2013.01); G06F 2212/1032 (2013.01); G06F 2212/225 (2013.01); G06F 2212/6046 (2013.01);
Abstract

Metadata logic switches selection of a metadata track from multiple available metadata tracks in a volatile cache to fill the selected metadata track in a metadata track selection interval with metadata entries as source tracks of a source volume are copied to a backup volume of a copy relationship. Destage logic destages to storage a deselected metadata track containing metadata entries generated in a prior metadata track selection interval, while the metadata logic continues to generate and fill additional metadata entries in the selected metadata track in a concurrent metadata track selection interval. Other features and aspects may be realized, depending upon the particular application.


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