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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2024
Hitachi Vantara, Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Avais Ahmad, Tokyo, JP;
Shinichi Hayashi, Tokyo, JP;
HITACHI VANTARA, LTD., Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
A group generation apparatus is a group generation apparatus that determines a consistency group for providing consistency to replication processing from a first site including a plurality of volumes to a second site including a plurality of volumes, the group generation apparatus including a group determination unit that forms one or more first groups that are groups of volumes at the first site based on a relationship of distributed transactions at the first site, forms one or more second groups that are groups of volumes at the second site based on a relationship of distributed transactions at the second site, specifies a correspondence relationship between the first group and the second group, and includes the first group and the second group that correspond to each other based on the specified correspondence relationship in the same consistency group.