Patent ID: 11194667

Abstract:
Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for creating a restore copy from a copy of a full copy of source data in a repository that is at a different point-in-time than a restore point-in-time of a restore request. A repository has a full copy of source data as of a full copy point-in-time and for each of a plurality of point-in-time copies at different point-in-times of the source data, change information indicating changed data in the source data that changed between the point-in-time of the point-in-time copy and a subsequent point-in-time, and changed point-in-time data comprising data in the source data as of the point-in-time of the point-in-time copy indicated in the change information as changed. A point-in-time copy of the full copy is created in response to a restore request and returned as a restore copy to the restore request.