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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2008
Kazuhide Sano, Fujinomiya, JP;
Katsuhiro Okumoto, Odawara, JP;
Kazuhide Sano, Fujinomiya, JP;
Katsuhiro Okumoto, Odawara, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A computer system for performing a remote copy using a journal so as to maintain conformability of data stored in a secondary storage system even though a time stamp is not granted to write data received by a primary storage system. A storage managing unit issues an ID, such as a time stamp number (TS#) next to an immediately previously issued ID to one or more primary storage systems (PDKCs) at regular or irregular intervals. Upon receiving a write command, each PDKC prepares a journal (JNL) including a replica of write data and the newest ID from the storage managing unit, and transmits the journal to a secondary storage system (SDKC). The SDKC stores a received JNL and reflects up to a particular JNL of non-reflected JNLs in a secondary volume. The particular JNL has an ID older by one than the oldest ID of the newest arrival completion IDs in one or more SDKCs.