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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Nelson Crockett, Tuscon, AZ (US);
Ronald Maynard Kern, Tuscon, AZ (US);
Gregory Edward McBride, Tuscon, AZ (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
710 18 ; 710 15 ; 711112 ; 711162 ; 714-6 ; 714 13 ;
Abstract
A primary data mover monitors both consistency time and idle time in a system that performs continuous, asynchronous, extended remote copying between primary and remote processors, and manages both with accuracy and consistency. The primary data mover detects system activity levels and manages data accuracy for the extended remote copying in both active and idle systems.