Patent ID: 7409510
Filing Date: 2008-08-05
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for performing a copy operation, comprising: issuing a remote mirroring copy operation from a primary mirroring portion of data to a secondary mirroring portion of data, wherein the primary mirroring portion of data is a source of the remote mirroring copy operation and the secondary mirroring portion of data is a target of the remote mirroring copy operation; issuing an instant virtual copy operation from a first portion of data to the primary mirroring portion of data, wherein the primary mirroring portion of data corresponds to the secondary mirroring portion of data, and wherein the primary mirroring portion of data and the secondary mirroring portion of data are in a mirroring relationship based on the remote mirroring copy operation; in response to receiving the instant virtual copy operation,