The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
May. 03, 2012
Gordon D. Hutchison, Eastleigh, GB;
Cameron J. Mcallister, Eastleigh, GB;
Lucy Raw, Winchester, GB;
Bruce J. Smith, Emsworth, GB;
Gordon D. Hutchison, Eastleigh, GB;
Cameron J. McAllister, Eastleigh, GB;
Lucy Raw, Winchester, GB;
Bruce J. Smith, Emsworth, GB;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A flashcopy of a source storage volume to a target storage volume is initiated. The content of the source storage volume is stored on the target storage volume in a space efficient manner. The space requirement of the stored content on the target storage volume is monitored. The flashcopy is terminated when the space requirement reaches a predetermined level. The stored content on the target storage volume is copied to a backup storage medium. A new flashcopy of the source storage volume is initiated.