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Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2006

Filed:

Jun. 07, 2001
Applicants:

Madhav Mutalik, Southboro, MA (US);

John Deshayes, Hopkinton, MA (US);

Allan L. Scherr, Framingham, MA (US);

Jeff Donovan, Holden, MA (US);

Inventors:

Madhav Mutalik, Southboro, MA (US);

John Deshayes, Hopkinton, MA (US);

Allan L. Scherr, Framingham, MA (US);

Jeff Donovan, Holden, MA (US);

Assignee:

EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An apparatus and method for mirroring data is provided wherein integrity of data on a mirror device is maintained during and after a restore process of data to a standard volume. Because integrity of the mirror is maintained, data from the mirror may be used to perform a later restore to the standard volume if data becomes corrupted, or data is unavailable for any other reason. As a result, the mirror may be used for backup or other operations.


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