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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2006
David Alan Brettell, Vail, AZ (US);
Gregory Tad Kishi, Oro Valley, AZ (US);
Laura Jean Ostasiewski, Tucson, AZ (US);
David Alan Brettell, Vail, AZ (US);
Gregory Tad Kishi, Oro Valley, AZ (US);
Laura Jean Ostasiewski, Tucson, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for archiving log data. In one embodiment, an allocation module allocates a plurality of log logical volumes in a storage pool for storing copies of log instances. The log logical volumes may be hidden from a user. A log module records log data to at least one first log instance in a cache. A copy module transparently copies the at least one first log instance to a first log logical volume of a plurality of log logical volumes in a storage pool when a copy policy is satisfied. The log module further records the log data to at least one second log instance in the cache, overwriting the at least one first log instance. In one embodiment, a selection module selects a second log logical volume of the plurality of log logical volumes to receive the copied at least one second log instance if the first log logical volume satisfies a wrap policy.