Patent ID: 9164691
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: determining a snapshot method for a backup by a server; locating a source to be backed up by the server; locating a paring configuration which identifies one or more corresponding target devices for the source by the server; if the paring configuration cannot be located, locating one or more target devices in a storage group using the snapshot method; if the pairing configuration is located, obtaining the one or more corresponding target devices for the source from the paring configuration and validating the one or more corresponding target devices for the source within the storage group using the snapshot method; and wherein the validating the one or more corresponding target devices is performed according to rules that specify criteria to be considered when locating the target device in the storage group, the criteria specifying that each of the one or more corresponding target devices in the storage group are: visible and in a ready state or not locked and in a split pair state.