Patent ID: 6826666
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
In a distributed computer network, a method of transporting data from a sending host computer system to a receiving host computer system, wherein the data is stored on a volume of information, the method comprising:creating a point-in-time copy of the volume, wherein the creating act comprises creating a point-in-time copy of one or more LUNs that have stored thereon a portion of the volume; generating a backup components document, wherein the backup components document includes location information related to the point-in-time copy of the volume; importing the backup components document to the receiving host computer system; and accessing the point-in-time copy of the volume using the location information in the backup components document, wherein the accessing act comprises: identifying a provider that created at least one of the point-in-time copies of the one or more LUNs; requesting that the provider make all point-in-time copies created by the provider visible; locating the point-in-time copies made visible by the provider; matching the point-in-time copies made visible by the provider to LUNs identified in the backup components document; and upon matching the point-in-time copies made visible by the provider with identified LUNs, importing the matched, visible point-in-time copies to the receiving host computer system.