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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2010
Yatin Nayak, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Yatin Nayak, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Veritas Technologies LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method and system for optimizing replication within a storage system utilizing multiple tiers by using tier-specific replication modes. The method includes receiving, within an electronic system having a plurality of tiers, an access request for a portion of storage associated with a first tier of the plurality of tiers and accessing a replication attribute corresponding to the first tier and also corresponding to a replication mode. The method further includes sending the access request to the portion of storage; and replicating the access request to a remote storage wherein the replicating is based on the replication mode and wherein each of the plurality of tiers have associated therewith a respective replication attribute defining a respective replication mode.