Patent ID: 7590812

Claim:
An apparatus to archive a log, the apparatus comprising: a controller useable storage medium storing a controller readable program; a processor executing the controller readable program, the controller readable program comprising a log module configured to record first log data to at least one first log instance in a cache; a copy module configured to copy the at least one first log instance to a first log logical volume of a plurality of log logical volumes in a storage pool when a copy policy is satisfied, wherein the copy is transparent to a user and the plurality of log logical volumes are not included in a billable storage volume count; the log module further configured to record second log data to at least one second log instance in the cache, overwriting the at least one first log instance; and a selection module configured to select a second log logical volume of the plurality of log logical volumes to receive the at least one second log instance from the cache in response to the first log logical volume satisfying a wrap policy.