Patent ID: 8020037
Filing Date: 2011-09-13
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of creating a test bed from data stored on a first storage system and a backup copy of the data stored on a second storage system, the method comprising: replicating the data to generate a replicated data on the first storage system; replicating the backup copy of the data to generate a replicated backup copy on the second storage system; detecting a backup relationship between the data and the backup copy from a plurality of different backup relationships, the data stored on the first storage system being backed up onto the second storage system based on the backup relationship; and applying the detected backup relationship to the replicated data and the replicated backup copy, the replicated data stored on the first storage system being backed up onto the second storage system based on the detected backup relationship, wherein the test bed comprises the replicated data, the replicated backup copy, and the detected backup relationship, the test bed being accessible for testing at least one of a failover operation or a failback operation.