Patent ID: 8463751
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for performing a storage operation using a replication copy, the method comprising: receiving from a management module executing on computer hardware comprising at least one computer processor, an instruction to perform a storage operation on a first set of data stored on a first storage volume; receiving a storage policy indicating that the storage operation should be performed, on the first set of data stored on the first storage volume; determining that a replication copy is available on a second storage volume, wherein the replication copy is comprises a second set of data that is a copy of the first set of data; calculating a priority metric based on at least a priority associated with the storage operation; and performing the storage operation on the second set of data associated with the replication copy on the second storage volume rather than the first set of data on the first storage volume, based on the availability of the replication copy and based on the priority metric wherein the storage operation on the second set of data in the replication copy creates a third set of data that is a copy of at least a portion of the first and second sets of data.