Patent ID: 7076685
Filing Date: 2006-07-11
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for managing data that may be replicated across one or more computer systems, the method comprising the computer-executed steps of: establishing one or more mirrored copies of data that are copies of one or more volumes of data that are part of a first volume group on a first computer system having a first operating system; separating the one or more mirrored copies of data from the respective one or more volumes of data; discovering logical information related to the one or more volumes of data that are part of the volume group on the first computer system and creating a map of the logical information to physical devices on the first computer system; mounting a portion of a duplicate of the one or more mirrored copies of data on a second computer system; and receiving a mode of operation selected by the user, wherein the modes of operation include recovery, read-only recovery, and no recover.