Patent ID: 8266102

Claim:
A system for synchronization of source and replicated instances of sequential access storage components with a backup catalog in a computing environment, comprising: at least one processor device operable in the computing environment, the at least one processor in communication with a source component and a replicated component, wherein the at least one processor device is adapted for: subsequent to a storage operation performed on the source instance by the source component, sending a synchronization message to the replicated component for the replicated instance, wherein the synchronization message is stored locally in a persistent storage location associated with the source component along with an indicator representative of a time the storage operation was performed, pursuant to receipt of the synchronization message by the replicated component, updating the replicated component to a dirty state to indicate a lack of full synchronization between the source and replicated instances, and acknowledging receipt of the synchronization message by the replicated component to the source component by sending a dirty state acknowledgement; wherein if, during a subsequent recovery process, the dirty state is not yet cleared, the replicated component is deemed ineligible for participation in a full restoration operation.