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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2006
Raphael Yahalom, Needham, MA (US);
Roee Alon, Boston, MA (US);
Assaf Levy, Boston, MA (US);
Omri Kessel, Boston, MA (US);
Raphael Yahalom, Needham, MA (US);
Roee Alon, Boston, MA (US);
Assaf Levy, Boston, MA (US);
Omri Kessel, Boston, MA (US);
NetApp, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and processes for determining and validating accessibility and currency, i.e., the actual status, of data replicated in a networked environment are disclosed. According to the disclosed process, a replicated-data policy for replicating data is defined, and access paths between network devices or between applications running on the network devices are monitored, for example, by a replicated-data monitor. Also monitored are the data replication activities in the network. The currency, i.e., timeliness, and accessibility of a replica by a network device is then compared with the requirements in the replicated-data policy and discrepancies with the replicated-data policy are identified, optionally accompanied by a notification.